Garwood Boro

Public school district · Union County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3405790

Garwood Boro spent $21,781 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 372 students in 2024-25; 19.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,920 per student, up 9.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Garwood Boro in enrollment (353 to 365 students) and Garwood Boro itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Garwood Boro, FY23Mercer County Technical Schools $49,211; High Bridge Borough $30,006; Bethlehem Township $27,286; Moonachie $25,142; Teaneck Community Charter School $24,433; Mine Hill Township $23,423; The Village Charter School $21,944; Garwood Boro $21,781; Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School $19,983; Achievers Early College Prep Public Charter School $19,108; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50k60kMercer County Technical Schools$49,211High Bridge Borough$30,006Bethlehem Township$27,286Moonachie$25,142Teaneck Community Charter Scho…$24,433Mine Hill Township$23,423The Village Charter School$21,944Garwood Boro$21,781Benjamin Banneker Preparatory …$19,983Achievers Early College Prep P…$19,108State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Garwood Boro, FY23Mercer County Technical Schools $49,211; High Bridge Borough $30,006; Bethlehem Township $27,286; Moonachie $25,142; Teaneck Community Charter School $24,433; Mine Hill Township $23,423; The Village Charter School $21,944; Garwood Boro $21,781; Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School $19,983; Achievers Early College Prep Public Charter School $19,108; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50k60kMercer County Technical Schools$49,211High Bridge Borough$30,006Bethlehem Township$27,286Moonachie$25,142Teaneck Community Charter School$24,433Mine Hill Township$23,423The Village Charter School$21,944Garwood Boro$21,781Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Chart…$19,983Achievers Early College Prep Public…$19,108State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Garwood Boro, FY23Mercer County Technical Schools $49,211; High Bridge Borough $30,006; Bethlehem Township $27,286; Moonachie $25,142; Teaneck Community Charter School $24,433; Mine Hill Township $23,423; The Village Charter School $21,944; Garwood Boro $21,781; Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School $19,983; Achievers Early College Prep Public Charter School $19,108; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50k60kMercer County Technical Schools$49,211High Bridge Borough$30,006Bethlehem Township$27,286Moonachie$25,142Teaneck Community Charter School$24,433Mine Hill Township$23,423The Village Charter School$21,944Garwood Boro$21,781Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School$19,983Achievers Early College Prep Public Charter…$19,108State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Garwood Boro, FY23Mercer County Technical Schools $49,211; High Bridge Borough $30,006; Bethlehem Township $27,286; Moonachie $25,142; Teaneck Community Charter School $24,433; Mine Hill Township $23,423; The Village Charter School $21,944; Garwood Boro $21,781; Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School $19,983; Achievers Early College Prep Public Charter School $19,108; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50k60kMercer County Technical Schools$49,211High Bridge Borough$30,006Bethlehem Township$27,286Moonachie$25,142Teaneck Community Charter School$24,433Mine Hill Township$23,423The Village Charter School$21,944Garwood Boro$21,781Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter S…$19,983Achievers Early College Prep Public Cha…$19,108State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$11,824,000 in revenue: 19.0% state, 78.1% local and 2.9% federal. Total spending including $174,000 of capital outlay was $11,802,000, or $32,783 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Garwood Boro revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,248,000; Local $9,235,000; Federal $341,000; total $11,824,000.
  • State$2,248,000 19%
  • Local$9,235,000 78%
  • Federal$341,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 320 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

357 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Garwood Boro enrollment by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233572023-243502024-25372
Garwood Boro enrollment by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233572023-243502024-25372
Garwood Boro enrollment by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233572023-243502024-25372
Garwood Boro enrollment by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233572023-243502024-25372

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335731.611.3
2023-2435030.011.7
2024-2537233.211.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,180,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,056 per student

Garwood Boro booked $2,180,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 32 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $68,987 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 18 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,450,00066.5%
Special education$730,00033.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,036 in 2018-19, $5,526 in 2019-20, $5,922 in 2020-21, $5,955 in 2021-22, $6,056 in 2022-23.

Garwood Boro teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,036, 2019-20: $5,526, 2020-21: $5,922, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $6,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0362019-20$5,5262020-21$5,9222021-22$5,9552022-23$6,056
Garwood Boro teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,036, 2019-20: $5,526, 2020-21: $5,922, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $6,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0362019-20$5,5262020-21$5,9222021-22$5,9552022-23$6,056
Garwood Boro teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,036, 2019-20: $5,526, 2020-21: $5,922, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $6,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0362019-20$5,5262020-21$5,9222021-22$5,9552022-23$6,056
Garwood Boro teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,036, 2019-20: $5,526, 2020-21: $5,922, 2021-22: $5,955, 2022-23: $6,05602k4k6k8k2018-19$5,0362019-20$5,5262020-21$5,9222021-22$5,9552022-23$6,056

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Garwood Boro scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 45% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%48.6%
Math45%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 372 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln37211.220.7%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Garwood Boro

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Garwood Boro

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentGarwood Boro ranks 268 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,781).#268 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseyGarwood Boro is the number 517 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 360 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#517 of 672
  3. Moonachie School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 365 students in fall 2022, $25,142 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,142
  4. The Village Charter SchoolThe next smaller New Jersey district: 359 students in fall 2022, $21,944 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,944
  5. Compare Garwood Boro with Moonachie School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyGarwood Boro spent $68,987 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$68,987
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Garwood Boro

  1. How many schools and students are in Garwood Boro?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 372 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Garwood Boro spend per student?
    $21,781 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $25,869 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,920 per student, up 9.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Garwood Boro's money come from?
    $11,824,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.0% state, 78.1% local and 2.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Garwood Boro live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 27 of the 612 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Garwood Boro spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,180,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,056 per student. Divided by the 32 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,987 per teacher, more than 18 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Garwood Boro do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Garwood Boro scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 45% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Garwood Boro's NCES district ID?
    3405790. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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