Jersey City Public Schools
Public school district · Hudson County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3407830
Jersey City Public Schools spent $27,184 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 39 schools enrolled 24,151 students in 2024-25; 44.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,234 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Jersey City Public Schools ranks 3.
Where the money came from
$1,071,660,000 in revenue: 44.5% state, 48.6% local and 6.9% federal. Total spending including $7,654,000 of capital outlay was $910,441,000, or $34,167 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$476,780,000 44%
- Local$520,797,000 49%
- Federal$74,083,000 7%
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 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
25,395 students in 2022-23, 24,426 students in 2023-24, 24,151 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25,395 | 1989.0 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 24,426 | 1970.1 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 24,151 | 2060.5 | 11.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$196,128,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,360 per student
Jersey City Public Schools booked $196,128,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,094 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 $93,662 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $139,118,000 | 70.9% |
| Special education | $45,552,000 | 23.2% |
| Other programs | $11,458,000 | 5.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,238 in 2018-19, $6,615 in 2019-20, $7,145 in 2020-21, $7,427 in 2021-22, $7,360 in 2022-23.
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 Jersey City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 25% 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.
| Subject | This district | New Jersey | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 41% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 25% | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80% of the 1,576 students in Jersey City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 1,576 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
26 elementary schools, 15,637 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia F. Bradford School | 1,082 | 19.7 | 7.9% | Not Title I |
| Joseph H. Brensinger School | 926 | 9.7 | 81.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Christa McAuliffe School | 906 | 12.1 | 63.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Mahatma K. Gandhi School | 821 | 10.1 | 75.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Rafael Cordero y Molina | 794 | 10.7 | 34.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School | 752 | 11.7 | 74.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles E. Trefurt School | 668 | 9.7 | 65.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Michael Conti School | 651 | 11.4 | 42.2% | Schoolwide program |
| James F. Murray School | 642 | 13.7 | 72.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School | 638 | 11.9 | 75.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Alfred Zampella School | 629 | 10.8 | 59.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. School | 623 | 10.7 | 84.8% | Schoolwide program |
The other 14 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jotham W. Wakeman School | 617 | 11.0 | 42.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School | 613 | 8.9 | 75.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School | 607 | 13.8 | 73.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Frank R Conwell School | 605 | 11.8 | 51.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School | 586 | 11.4 | 81.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 | 539 | 9.8 | 50.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Nicolaus Copernicus School | 497 | 10.6 | 49.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Julia A. Barnes School | 433 | 13.3 | 68.8% | Schoolwide program |
| President Barack Obama Elementary School | 425 | 12.1 | 80.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Martin Center for the Arts | 359 | 10.6 | 81.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Ollie Culbreth Jr. School | 335 | 8.8 | 84.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School | 320 | 8.2 | 68.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Paul Rafalides School | 318 | 11.2 | 73.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Gladys Nunery School | 251 | 10.9 | 82.5% | Schoolwide 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.
4 middle schools, 2,326 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin L. Williams School | 906 | 12.4 | 76.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Middle School # 4 | 755 | 16.1 | 52.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Academy I | 415 | 13.6 | 48.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Ezra L. Nolan School | 250 | 8.1 | 80.4% | Schoolwide 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.
8 high schools, 6,121 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L Dickinson High School | 1,786 | 13.7 | 72.5% | Schoolwide program |
| James J Ferris High School | 1,364 | 13.7 | 68.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Lincoln High School | 767 | 12.7 | 72.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Henry Snyder High School | 729 | 8.7 | 74.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr Ronald McNair High School | 716 | 13.1 | 28.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Innovation High School | 301 | 9.7 | 64.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Infinity Institute | 265 | 11.0 | 49.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Liberty High School | 193 | 7.7 | 60.1% | Schoolwide 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.
1 other school, 67 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Day School | 67 | 6.1 | 70.1% | Not Title I |
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 Jersey City Public Schools
- Website: jcboe.org
- Phone: (201) 915-6201
- Office: 346 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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 Jersey City Public Schools
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentJersey City Public Schools ranks 82 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,184).#82 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyJersey City Public Schools is the number 3 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 26,647 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#3 of 672
- Elizabeth Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 28,266 students in fall 2022, $24,903 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,903
- Paterson Public SchoolsThe next smaller New Jersey district: 24,795 students in fall 2022, $25,726 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,726
- Compare Jersey City Public Schools with Elizabeth Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- William L Dickinson High School, its largest high school1,786 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.1,786
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyJersey City Public Schools spent $93,662 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$93,662
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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 Jersey City Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Jersey City Public Schools?
39 schools were open in 2024-25 (26 elementary, 4 middle, 8 high, 1 other), enrolling 24,151 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Jersey City Public Schools spend per student?
$27,184 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,234 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Jersey City Public Schools' money come from?
$1,071,660,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.5% state, 48.6% local and 6.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Jersey City Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 9,375 of the 39,091 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.0%, 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.How much does Jersey City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$196,128,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,360 per student. Divided by the 2,094 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $93,662 per teacher, more than 94 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).How do students in Jersey City Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Jersey City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 25% 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.What is the graduation rate in Jersey City Public Schools?
80% of the 1,576 students in Jersey City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Jersey City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
3407830. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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