Somerville Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Somerville Public School District (district ID 3415090)

Public school district · Somerset County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3415090

Somerville Public Schools spent $25,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 3 schools enrolled 2,156 students in 2024-25; 34.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,317 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (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 Somerville Public Schools in enrollment (2,131 to 2,247 students) and Somerville Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerville Public Schools, FY23Somerville Public Schools $25,657; Hawthorne $25,062; Bordentown Regional $24,604; Northern Burlington County Regional Schools $23,914; Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional $23,569; Secaucus $22,518; Verona Public Schools $22,360; Leonia Public Schools $21,992; Springfield $21,849; Clearview Regional High $19,967; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kSomerville Public Schools$25,657Hawthorne$25,062Bordentown Regional$24,604Northern Burlington County Reg…$23,914Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regi…$23,569Secaucus$22,518Verona Public Schools$22,360Leonia Public Schools$21,992Springfield$21,849Clearview Regional High$19,967State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerville Public Schools, FY23Somerville Public Schools $25,657; Hawthorne $25,062; Bordentown Regional $24,604; Northern Burlington County Regional Schools $23,914; Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional $23,569; Secaucus $22,518; Verona Public Schools $22,360; Leonia Public Schools $21,992; Springfield $21,849; Clearview Regional High $19,967; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kSomerville Public Schools$25,657Hawthorne$25,062Bordentown Regional$24,604Northern Burlington County Regional…$23,914Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional$23,569Secaucus$22,518Verona Public Schools$22,360Leonia Public Schools$21,992Springfield$21,849Clearview Regional High$19,967State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerville Public Schools, FY23Somerville Public Schools $25,657; Hawthorne $25,062; Bordentown Regional $24,604; Northern Burlington County Regional Schools $23,914; Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional $23,569; Secaucus $22,518; Verona Public Schools $22,360; Leonia Public Schools $21,992; Springfield $21,849; Clearview Regional High $19,967; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k27.5kSomerville Public Schools$25,657Hawthorne$25,062Bordentown Regional$24,604Northern Burlington County Regional Schools$23,914Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional$23,569Secaucus$22,518Verona Public Schools$22,360Leonia Public Schools$21,992Springfield$21,849Clearview Regional High$19,967State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerville Public Schools, FY23Somerville Public Schools $25,657; Hawthorne $25,062; Bordentown Regional $24,604; Northern Burlington County Regional Schools $23,914; Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional $23,569; Secaucus $22,518; Verona Public Schools $22,360; Leonia Public Schools $21,992; Springfield $21,849; Clearview Regional High $19,967; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k27.5kSomerville Public Schools$25,657Hawthorne$25,062Bordentown Regional$24,604Northern Burlington County Regional Sch…$23,914Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional$23,569Secaucus$22,518Verona Public Schools$22,360Leonia Public Schools$21,992Springfield$21,849Clearview Regional High$19,967State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$64,814,000 in revenue: 34.1% state, 61.1% local and 4.8% federal. Total spending including $2,503,000 of capital outlay was $61,331,000, or $27,954 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Somerville Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,104,000; Local $39,575,000; Federal $3,135,000; total $64,814,000.
  • State$22,104,000 34%
  • Local$39,575,000 61%
  • Federal$3,135,000 5%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,167 students in 2022-23, 2,145 students in 2023-24, 2,156 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Somerville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,167, 2023-24: 2,145, 2024-25: 2,15601k2k3k2022-232,1672023-242,1452024-252,156
Somerville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,167, 2023-24: 2,145, 2024-25: 2,15601k2k3k2022-232,1672023-242,1452024-252,156
Somerville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,167, 2023-24: 2,145, 2024-25: 2,15601k2k3k2022-232,1672023-242,1452024-252,156
Somerville Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,167, 2023-24: 2,145, 2024-25: 2,15601k2k3k2022-232,1672023-242,1452024-252,156

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,167210.310.3
2023-242,145214.310.0
2024-252,156207.510.4

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

$16,393,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,472 per student

Somerville Public Schools booked $16,393,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 210 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 $77,969 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 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$12,535,00076.5%
Special education$3,548,00021.6%
Other programs$310,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,337 in 2018-19, $6,705 in 2019-20, $7,007 in 2020-21, $7,470 in 2021-22, $7,472 in 2022-23.

Somerville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,337, 2019-20: $6,705, 2020-21: $7,007, 2021-22: $7,470, 2022-23: $7,47202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3372019-20$6,7052020-21$7,0072021-22$7,4702022-23$7,472
Somerville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,337, 2019-20: $6,705, 2020-21: $7,007, 2021-22: $7,470, 2022-23: $7,47202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3372019-20$6,7052020-21$7,0072021-22$7,4702022-23$7,472
Somerville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,337, 2019-20: $6,705, 2020-21: $7,007, 2021-22: $7,470, 2022-23: $7,47202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3372019-20$6,7052020-21$7,0072021-22$7,4702022-23$7,472
Somerville Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,337, 2019-20: $6,705, 2020-21: $7,007, 2021-22: $7,470, 2022-23: $7,47202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3372019-20$6,7052020-21$7,0072021-22$7,4702022-23$7,472

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 Somerville Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 26% 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 arts44%48.6%
Math26%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

91% of the 298 students in Somerville 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 rate91%90.5%
Students in the class298106,157

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.

1 elementary school, 745 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Van Derveer Elementary School74510.036.5%Targeted 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 middle school, 339 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Somerville Middle School3398.736.3%Targeted 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, 1,072 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Somerville High School1,07211.422.0%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.

Contact Somerville 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 Somerville Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentSomerville Public Schools ranks 129 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,657).#129 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseySomerville Public Schools is the number 184 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 2,194 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#184 of 672
  3. Clearview Regional High School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 2,200 students in fall 2022, $19,967 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,967
  4. Verona Public SchoolsThe next smaller New Jersey district: 2,176 students in fall 2022, $22,360 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,360
  5. Compare Somerville Public Schools with Clearview Regional High School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Somerville High School, its largest high school1,072 students in 2024-25, 11.4 per teacher.1,072
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseySomerville Public Schools spent $77,969 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$77,969
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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 Somerville Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Somerville Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,156 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Somerville Public Schools spend per student?
    $25,657 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 $27,317 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Somerville Public Schools' money come from?
    $64,814,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.1% state, 61.1% local and 4.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Somerville Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 126 of the 1,595 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.9%, 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 Somerville Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $16,393,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,472 per student. Divided by the 210 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,969 per teacher, more than 52 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 Somerville Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Somerville Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 26% 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 Somerville Public Schools?
    91% of the 298 students in Somerville 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 Somerville Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3415090. 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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