Passaic City Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Passaic City School District (district ID 3412540)
Public school district · Passaic County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3412540
Passaic City Public Schools spent $31,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 17 schools enrolled 11,448 students in 2024-25; 76.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,834 per student, down 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75% (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, Passaic City Public Schools ranks 1.
Where the money came from
$484,102,000 in revenue: 76.6% state, 4.5% local and 18.9% federal. Total spending including $5,794,000 of capital outlay was $464,686,000, or $36,207 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$370,824,000 77%
- Local$21,982,000 5%
- Federal$91,296,000 19%
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
12,195 students in 2022-23, 11,715 students in 2023-24, 11,448 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 | 12,195 | 963.0 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 11,715 | 954.2 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 11,448 | 938.7 | 12.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$93,238,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,265 per student
Passaic City Public Schools booked $93,238,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,000 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 $93,238 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 93 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 | $59,516,000 | 63.8% |
| Special education | $18,363,000 | 19.7% |
| Other programs | $15,359,000 | 16.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,012 in 2018-19, $6,468 in 2019-20, $6,890 in 2020-21, $7,133 in 2021-22, $7,265 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 Passaic City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 13% 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 | 28% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 13% | 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
75% of the 909 students in Passaic 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 | 75% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 909 | 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.
10 elementary schools, 5,555 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 | 903 | 17.7 | 99.1% | Not reported |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 | 805 | 11.4 | 99.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Mario Drago School No. 3 | 776 | 11.1 | 97.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 | 754 | 10.5 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 | 590 | 11.1 | 99.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 | 499 | 10.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 | 423 | 11.0 | 98.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 | 369 | 11.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7 | 289 | 12.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 | 147 | 11.3 | 98.0% | 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.
3 middle schools, 1,797 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 | 742 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 | 613 | 11.4 | 99.7% | Not reported |
| Muhammad Ali School Number 23 | 442 | 8.3 | 99.3% | Not reported |
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.
3 high schools, 3,844 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic High School No. 12 | 2,484 | 15.0 | 98.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy | 710 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering | 650 | 12.3 | 100.0% | 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, 252 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 | 252 | 7.4 | 98.8% | 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.
3 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Etta Gero School No. 9
Elementary school in Passaic; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 387 students; 11.4 students per teacher.
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8
Elementary school in Passaic; 317 students; 12.2 students per teacher.
School No.16
School in Passaic; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 272 students; 12.4 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Passaic City Public Schools
- Website: passaicschools.org
- Phone: (973) 470-5500
- Office: 663 Main Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
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 Passaic City Public Schools
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentPassaic City Public Schools ranks 22 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($31,631).#22 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyPassaic City Public Schools is the number 10 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 12,834 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#10 of 672
- Union City School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 12,848 students in fall 2022, $25,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,585
- Hamilton Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 12,096 students in fall 2022, $22,204 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,204
- Compare Passaic City Public Schools with Union City School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Passaic High School No. 12, its largest high school2,484 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.2,484
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyPassaic City Public Schools spent $93,238 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$93,238
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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 Passaic City Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Passaic City Public Schools?
17 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 11,448 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Passaic City Public Schools spend per student?
$31,631 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 $29,834 per student, down 5.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Passaic City Public Schools' money come from?
$484,102,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.6% state, 4.5% local and 18.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Passaic City Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,157 of the 15,244 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.7%, 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 Passaic City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$93,238,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,265 per student. Divided by the 1,000 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $93,238 per teacher, more than 93 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 Passaic City Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Passaic City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 13% 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 Passaic City Public Schools?
75% of the 909 students in Passaic 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 Passaic City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
3412540. 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