Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District (district ID 3414670)

Public school district · Union County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3414670

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools spent $20,926 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 93% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 8 schools enrolled 5,673 students in 2024-25; 23.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,005 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools in enrollment (5,438 to 5,822 students) and Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schoo…$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public S…$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, FY23LONG BRANCH $26,595; Orange Public Schools $26,503; North Brunswick Township Schools $26,244; Howell Township $25,401; Morris $24,771; Kearny $24,396; Ridgewood $24,074; Fair Lawn Public Schools $23,164; Monroe Township Public Schools $21,700; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools $20,926; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5kLONG BRANCH$26,595Orange Public Schools$26,503North Brunswick Township Schools$26,244Howell Township$25,401Morris$24,771Kearny$24,396Ridgewood$24,074Fair Lawn Public Schools$23,164Monroe Township Public Schools$21,700Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools$20,926State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$137,840,000 in revenue: 23.2% state, 74.6% local and 2.1% federal. Total spending including $1,544,000 of capital outlay was $131,358,000, or $23,266 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $32,022,000; Local $102,855,000; Federal $2,963,000; total $137,840,000.
  • State$32,022,000 23%
  • Local$102,855,000 75%
  • Federal$2,963,000 2%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,562 students in 2022-23, 5,667 students in 2023-24, 5,673 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,562, 2023-24: 5,667, 2024-25: 5,67302k4k6k2022-235,5622023-245,6672024-255,673
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,562, 2023-24: 5,667, 2024-25: 5,67302k4k6k2022-235,5622023-245,6672024-255,673
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,562, 2023-24: 5,667, 2024-25: 5,67302k4k6k2022-235,5622023-245,6672024-255,673
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,562, 2023-24: 5,667, 2024-25: 5,67302k4k6k2022-235,5622023-245,6672024-255,673

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,562446.312.5
2023-245,667451.712.5
2024-255,673466.712.2

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

$36,426,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,452 per student

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools booked $36,426,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 446 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 $81,618 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 67 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$28,861,00079.2%
Special education$6,207,00017.0%
Other programs$1,358,0003.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,822 in 2018-19, $5,909 in 2019-20, $6,174 in 2020-21, $6,431 in 2021-22, $6,452 in 2022-23.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,822, 2019-20: $5,909, 2020-21: $6,174, 2021-22: $6,431, 2022-23: $6,45202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8222019-20$5,9092020-21$6,1742021-22$6,4312022-23$6,452
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,822, 2019-20: $5,909, 2020-21: $6,174, 2021-22: $6,431, 2022-23: $6,45202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8222019-20$5,9092020-21$6,1742021-22$6,4312022-23$6,452
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,822, 2019-20: $5,909, 2020-21: $6,174, 2021-22: $6,431, 2022-23: $6,45202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8222019-20$5,9092020-21$6,1742021-22$6,4312022-23$6,452
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,822, 2019-20: $5,909, 2020-21: $6,174, 2021-22: $6,431, 2022-23: $6,45202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8222019-20$5,9092020-21$6,1742021-22$6,4312022-23$6,452

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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 56% 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 arts65%48.6%
Math56%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

95% of the 371 students in Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95%90.5%
Students in the class371106,157

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.

5 elementary schools, 2,376 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
William J. McGinn Elementary School54312.80.7%Not Title I
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School52612.03.0%Not Title I
Evergreen Elementary School44912.12.2%Schoolwide program
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School43413.03.7%Schoolwide program
School One Elementary42412.48.3%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 middle schools, 1,735 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School91310.96.9%Schoolwide program
Terrill Middle School82211.01.5%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.

1 high school, 1,562 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School1,56213.44.4%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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools

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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentScotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools ranks 305 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,926).#305 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyScotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools is the number 60 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 5,646 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#60 of 672
  3. Morris School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 5,682 students in fall 2022, $24,771 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,771
  4. Ridgewood Public School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 5,557 students in fall 2022, $24,074 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,074
  5. Compare Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools with Morris School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, its largest high school1,562 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.1,562
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyScotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools spent $81,618 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$81,618
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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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 5,673 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools spend per student?
    $20,926 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 $22,005 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools' money come from?
    $137,840,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.2% state, 74.6% local and 2.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 158 of the 6,417 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.5%, 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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $36,426,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,452 per student. Divided by the 446 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,618 per teacher, more than 67 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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 56% 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 the graduation rate in Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools?
    95% of the 371 students in Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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.
  8. What is Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3414670. 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

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