Willingboro Township Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Willingboro Public School District (district ID 3418000)

Public school district · Burlington County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3418000

Willingboro Township Public Schools spent $24,277 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 8 schools enrolled 3,690 students in 2024-25; 57.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,003 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Willingboro Township Public Schools in enrollment (3,653 to 3,843 students) and Willingboro Township Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Willingboro Township Public Schools, FY23Teaneck Public Schools $30,902; Princeton Public Schools $29,294; Lawrence Township Public Schools $26,446; Pleasantville $26,148; Bergenfield $25,196; Willingboro Township Public Schools $24,277; North Plainfield Borough $24,080; Lacey Township $22,955; Cranford $22,905; Barnegat Township $21,050; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kTeaneck Public Schools$30,902Princeton Public Schools$29,294Lawrence Township Public Schoo…$26,446Pleasantville$26,148Bergenfield$25,196Willingboro Township Public Sc…$24,277North Plainfield Borough$24,080Lacey Township$22,955Cranford$22,905Barnegat Township$21,050State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Willingboro Township Public Schools, FY23Teaneck Public Schools $30,902; Princeton Public Schools $29,294; Lawrence Township Public Schools $26,446; Pleasantville $26,148; Bergenfield $25,196; Willingboro Township Public Schools $24,277; North Plainfield Borough $24,080; Lacey Township $22,955; Cranford $22,905; Barnegat Township $21,050; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kTeaneck Public Schools$30,902Princeton Public Schools$29,294Lawrence Township Public Schools$26,446Pleasantville$26,148Bergenfield$25,196Willingboro Township Public Schools$24,277North Plainfield Borough$24,080Lacey Township$22,955Cranford$22,905Barnegat Township$21,050State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Willingboro Township Public Schools, FY23Teaneck Public Schools $30,902; Princeton Public Schools $29,294; Lawrence Township Public Schools $26,446; Pleasantville $26,148; Bergenfield $25,196; Willingboro Township Public Schools $24,277; North Plainfield Borough $24,080; Lacey Township $22,955; Cranford $22,905; Barnegat Township $21,050; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kTeaneck Public Schools$30,902Princeton Public Schools$29,294Lawrence Township Public Schools$26,446Pleasantville$26,148Bergenfield$25,196Willingboro Township Public Schools$24,277North Plainfield Borough$24,080Lacey Township$22,955Cranford$22,905Barnegat Township$21,050State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Willingboro Township Public Schools, FY23Teaneck Public Schools $30,902; Princeton Public Schools $29,294; Lawrence Township Public Schools $26,446; Pleasantville $26,148; Bergenfield $25,196; Willingboro Township Public Schools $24,277; North Plainfield Borough $24,080; Lacey Township $22,955; Cranford $22,905; Barnegat Township $21,050; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kTeaneck Public Schools$30,902Princeton Public Schools$29,294Lawrence Township Public Schools$26,446Pleasantville$26,148Bergenfield$25,196Willingboro Township Public Schools$24,277North Plainfield Borough$24,080Lacey Township$22,955Cranford$22,905Barnegat Township$21,050State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$111,576,000 in revenue: 57.1% state, 32.9% local and 10.0% federal. Total spending including $1,249,000 of capital outlay was $110,076,000, or $29,299 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Willingboro Township Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $63,702,000; Local $36,738,000; Federal $11,136,000; total $111,576,000.
  • State$63,702,000 57%
  • Local$36,738,000 33%
  • Federal$11,136,000 10%

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

3,651 students in 2022-23, 3,687 students in 2023-24, 3,690 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Willingboro Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,651, 2023-24: 3,687, 2024-25: 3,69001k2k3k4k2022-233,6512023-243,6872024-253,690
Willingboro Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,651, 2023-24: 3,687, 2024-25: 3,69001k2k3k4k2022-233,6512023-243,6872024-253,690
Willingboro Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,651, 2023-24: 3,687, 2024-25: 3,69001k2k3k4k2022-233,6512023-243,6872024-253,690
Willingboro Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,651, 2023-24: 3,687, 2024-25: 3,69001k2k3k4k2022-233,6512023-243,6872024-253,690

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,651273.013.4
2023-243,687291.012.7
2024-253,690259.014.2

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

$21,480,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,717 per student

Willingboro Township Public Schools booked $21,480,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 277 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 $77,545 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 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$17,159,00079.9%
Special education$4,246,00019.8%
Other programs$75,0000.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,587 in 2018-19, $5,494 in 2019-20, $5,480 in 2020-21, $5,673 in 2021-22, $5,717 in 2022-23.

Willingboro Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,587, 2019-20: $5,494, 2020-21: $5,480, 2021-22: $5,673, 2022-23: $5,71702k4k6k2018-19$5,5872019-20$5,4942020-21$5,4802021-22$5,6732022-23$5,717
Willingboro Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,587, 2019-20: $5,494, 2020-21: $5,480, 2021-22: $5,673, 2022-23: $5,71702k4k6k2018-19$5,5872019-20$5,4942020-21$5,4802021-22$5,6732022-23$5,717
Willingboro Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,587, 2019-20: $5,494, 2020-21: $5,480, 2021-22: $5,673, 2022-23: $5,71702k4k6k2018-19$5,5872019-20$5,4942020-21$5,4802021-22$5,6732022-23$5,717
Willingboro Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,587, 2019-20: $5,494, 2020-21: $5,480, 2021-22: $5,673, 2022-23: $5,71702k4k6k2018-19$5,5872019-20$5,4942020-21$5,4802021-22$5,6732022-23$5,717

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 Willingboro Township Public Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 9% 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 arts22%48.6%
Math9%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

78% of the 201 students in Willingboro Township 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 rate78%90.5%
Students in the class201106,157

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, 1,753 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
W. R. James Sr. Elementary School40814.168.6%Schoolwide program
J.C.Stuart ECDC36515.557.5%Schoolwide program
Hawthorne Park Elementary School35415.463.8%Schoolwide program
Twin Hills Elementary School33211.163.3%Schoolwide program
Garfield ECDC29420.351.0%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.

2 middle schools, 1,092 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Willingboro Memorial Middle School55012.560.9%Schoolwide program
James A Cotten Intermediate School54216.464.9%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, 845 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Willingboro High School84513.662.1%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.

Contact Willingboro Township 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 Willingboro Township Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentWillingboro Township Public Schools ranks 179 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,277).#179 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyWillingboro Township Public Schools is the number 98 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 3,757 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#98 of 672
  3. Princeton Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 3,817 students in fall 2022, $29,294 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,294
  4. Cranford Public School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 3,745 students in fall 2022, $22,905 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,905
  5. Compare Willingboro Township Public Schools with Princeton Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Willingboro High School, its largest high school845 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.845
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyWillingboro Township Public Schools spent $77,545 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$77,545
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Willingboro Township Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Willingboro Township Public Schools?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,690 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Willingboro Township Public Schools spend per student?
    $24,277 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 $27,003 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Willingboro Township Public Schools' money come from?
    $111,576,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.1% state, 32.9% local and 10.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Willingboro Township Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 550 of the 4,914 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.2%, 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 Willingboro Township Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,480,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,717 per student. Divided by the 277 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,545 per teacher, more than 50 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 Willingboro Township Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Willingboro Township Public Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 9% 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 Willingboro Township Public Schools?
    78% of the 201 students in Willingboro Township 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 Willingboro Township Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3418000. 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