Perth Amboy Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Perth Amboy Public School District (district ID 3412930)
Public school district · Middlesex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3412930
Perth Amboy Public Schools spent $41,930 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 12 schools enrolled 9,845 students in 2024-25; 75.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,870 per student, down 28.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (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 districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Perth Amboy Public Schools in enrollment (9,027 to 10,826 students) and Perth Amboy Public Schools itself.
Where the money came from
$348,294,000 in revenue: 75.0% state, 8.9% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending including $10,266,000 of capital outlay was $479,671,000, or $45,753 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$261,104,000 75%
- Local$31,083,000 9%
- Federal$56,107,000 16%
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
10,307 students in 2022-23, 9,972 students in 2023-24, 9,845 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 | 10,307 | 819.4 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 9,972 | 792.2 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 9,845 | 770.0 | 12.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$131,158,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $12,510 per student
Perth Amboy Public Schools booked $131,158,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 824 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 $159,259 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 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 | $95,597,000 | 72.9% |
| Special education | $17,229,000 | 13.1% |
| Other programs | $18,332,000 | 14.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,738 in 2018-19, $6,363 in 2019-20, $6,254 in 2020-21, $12,712 in 2021-22, $12,510 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 14% 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 | 30% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 14% | 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
86% of the 661 students in Perth Amboy 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 | 86% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 661 | 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.
6 elementary schools, 3,848 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose M. Lopez Elementary School | 793 | 14.8 | 68.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Edward J. Patten Elementary School | 649 | 12.2 | 72.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School | 632 | 11.5 | 72.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School | 616 | 12.7 | 73.2% | Schoolwide program |
| James J. Flynn Elementary School | 599 | 11.1 | 68.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School | 559 | 11.5 | 78.2% | 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, 2,309 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William C. McGinnis Middle School | 984 | 12.3 | 72.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Samuel E. Shull Middle School | 941 | 13.0 | 66.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Dual Language School | 384 | 16.7 | 62.8% | 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 high school, 2,769 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Amboy High School | 2,769 | 14.8 | 63.7% | 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.
2 other schools, 919 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center | 577 | 9.3 | 66.6% | Not Title I |
| Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center | 342 | 10.7 | 62.3% | 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools
- Website: paps.net
- Phone: (732) 376-6200
- Office: 178 Barracks Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
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 Perth Amboy Public Schools
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentPerth Amboy Public Schools ranks 4 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($41,930).#4 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyPerth Amboy Public Schools is the number 14 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 10,484 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#14 of 672
- Cherry Hill Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 10,818 students in fall 2022, $24,595 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,595
- Freehold Regional High School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 10,453 students in fall 2022, $21,180 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,180
- Compare Perth Amboy Public Schools with Cherry Hill Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Perth Amboy High School, its largest high school2,769 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.2,769
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyPerth Amboy Public Schools spent $159,259 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$159,259
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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 Perth Amboy Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Perth Amboy Public Schools?
12 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 2 other), enrolling 9,845 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Perth Amboy Public Schools spend per student?
$41,930 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 $29,870 per student, down 28.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Perth Amboy Public Schools' money come from?
$348,294,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 75.0% state, 8.9% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Perth Amboy Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,153 of the 10,853 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.8%, 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$131,158,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $12,510 per student. Divided by the 824 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $159,259 per teacher, more than 99 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Perth Amboy Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 14% 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools?
86% of the 661 students in Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy Public Schools' NCES district ID?
3412930. 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