Paterson Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Paterson Public School District (district ID 3412690)
Public school district · Passaic County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3412690
Paterson Public Schools spent $25,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 42 schools enrolled 20,846 students in 2024-25; 77.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,924 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 82% (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, Paterson Public Schools ranks 4.
Where the money came from
$850,391,000 in revenue: 77.5% state, 9.5% local and 13.1% federal. Total spending including $26,173,000 of capital outlay was $846,987,000, or $34,160 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$658,725,000 77%
- Local$80,368,000 9%
- Federal$111,298,000 13%
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
22,875 students in 2022-23, 21,190 students in 2023-24, 20,846 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 | 22,875 | 1642.5 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 21,190 | 1652.0 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 20,846 | 1640.3 | 12.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$139,909,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,643 per student
Paterson Public Schools booked $139,909,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,770 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 $79,067 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 57 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 | $96,929,000 | 69.3% |
| Special education | $27,665,000 | 19.8% |
| Other programs | $15,315,000 | 10.9% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,275 in 2018-19, $5,147 in 2019-20, $5,525 in 2020-21, $5,737 in 2021-22, $5,643 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 Paterson Public Schools scored proficient or above: 24% in reading and 11% 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 | 24% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 11% | 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
82% of the 1,542 students in Paterson 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 | 82% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 1,542 | 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.
29 elementary schools, 13,550 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School 16 | 813 | 15.0 | 69.1% | Schoolwide program |
| School 5 | 753 | 13.0 | 73.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles J. Riley School 9 | 682 | 11.6 | 63.9% | Schoolwide program |
| School 24 | 668 | 12.3 | 76.3% | Schoolwide program |
| School 21 | 665 | 15.5 | 63.8% | Schoolwide program |
| School 27 | 641 | 13.4 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Senator Frank Lautenberg School | 605 | 16.8 | 70.2% | Schoolwide program |
| School 18 | 601 | 10.1 | 65.6% | Schoolwide program |
| School 15 | 577 | 11.7 | 74.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Hani Awadallah School | 575 | 11.5 | 78.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex | 513 | 10.6 | 64.3% | Schoolwide program |
| School 13 | 499 | 13.9 | 68.1% | Schoolwide program |
The other 17 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School | 491 | 12.9 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| School 10 | 474 | 13.9 | 61.4% | Schoolwide program |
| School 12 | 474 | 11.6 | 75.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 2 | 473 | 11.7 | 79.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 28 | 463 | 12.0 | 70.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Alexander Hamilton Academy | 439 | 13.7 | 66.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 26 | 419 | 13.5 | 57.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 8 | 411 | 11.7 | 72.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 20 | 343 | 9.3 | 60.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Edward W. Kilpatrick | 295 | 11.6 | 69.8% | Schoolwide program |
| School 19 | 288 | 12.5 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Norman S. Weir | 272 | 10.1 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Roberto Clemente | 254 | 12.4 | 81.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 7 | 250 | 11.4 | 81.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Dale Avenue | 228 | 9.9 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| School 1 | 217 | 10.3 | 62.2% | Schoolwide program |
| School 3 | 167 | 9.3 | 91.0% | 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.
3 middle schools, 1,499 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Taub School | 976 | 17.3 | 67.0% | Schoolwide program |
| New Roberto Clemente | 473 | 10.5 | 62.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Young Men's Academy | 50 | 7.1 | 88.0% | 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.
9 high schools, 5,698 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside High School | 2,073 | 15.9 | 57.1% | Schoolwide program |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 1,846 | 13.4 | 59.0% | Schoolwide program |
| International High School | 650 | 12.5 | 73.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Paterson STEAM High School | 379 | 11.8 | 63.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts | 258 | 9.9 | 59.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Paterson P-TECH | 193 | 12.1 | 53.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success | 112 | 14.0 | 54.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Newcomers High School | 106 | 17.7 | 47.2% | Not reported |
| Alternative High School | 81 | 3.9 | 69.1% | 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, 99 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Iandoli Early Learning Center | 99 | not reported | 57.6% | 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 Paterson Public Schools
- Website: paterson.k12.nj.us
- Phone: (973) 321-1000
- Office: 90 Delaware Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07503
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 Paterson Public Schools
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentPaterson Public Schools ranks 125 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,726).#125 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyPaterson Public Schools is the number 4 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 24,795 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 672
- Jersey City Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 26,647 students in fall 2022, $27,184 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,184
- Edison Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 16,807 students in fall 2022, $19,865 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,865
- Compare Paterson Public Schools with Jersey City Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Eastside High School, its largest high school2,073 students in 2024-25, 15.9 per teacher.2,073
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyPaterson Public Schools spent $79,067 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$79,067
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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 Paterson Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Paterson Public Schools?
42 schools were open in 2024-25 (29 elementary, 3 middle, 9 high, 1 other), enrolling 20,846 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Paterson Public Schools spend per student?
$25,726 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 $26,924 per student, up 4.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Paterson Public Schools' money come from?
$850,391,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 77.5% state, 9.5% local and 13.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Paterson Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 8,067 of the 30,865 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.1%, 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 Paterson Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$139,909,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,643 per student. Divided by the 1,770 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,067 per teacher, more than 57 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 Paterson Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Paterson Public Schools scored proficient or above: 24% in reading and 11% 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 Paterson Public Schools?
82% of the 1,542 students in Paterson 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 Paterson Public Schools' NCES district ID?
3412690. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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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