School spending per student in New Jersey, every district

Lakewood Township School District spent $48,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any New Jersey district with 500 or more students; the median New Jersey district with 1,000 or more students spent $24,665. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, New Jersey, fiscal year 2022-23Lakewood Township School District $48,105; Asbury Park School District $47,997; Northern Valley Regional High School District $46,829; Perth Amboy Public School District $41,930; Ventnor City School District $40,852; Pascack Valley Regional High School District $37,498; Camden City School District $37,096; Kittatinny Regional School District $36,485; Mountain Lakes Public School District $35,505; Franklin Lakes School District $35,091; New Jersey median $24,665.020k40k60kLakewood Township School District$48,105Asbury Park School District$47,997Northern Valley Regional High School District$46,829Perth Amboy Public School District$41,930Ventnor City School District$40,852Pascack Valley Regional High School District$37,498Camden City School District$37,096Kittatinny Regional School District$36,485Mountain Lakes Public School District$35,505Franklin Lakes School District$35,091New Jersey median $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey, fiscal year 2022-23Lakewood Township School District $48,105; Asbury Park School District $47,997; Northern Valley Regional High School District $46,829; Perth Amboy Public School District $41,930; Ventnor City School District $40,852; Pascack Valley Regional High School District $37,498; Camden City School District $37,096; Kittatinny Regional School District $36,485; Mountain Lakes Public School District $35,505; Franklin Lakes School District $35,091; New Jersey median $24,665.020k40k60kLakewood Township School District$48,105Asbury Park School District$47,997Northern Valley Regional High Schoo…$46,829Perth Amboy Public School District$41,930Ventnor City School District$40,852Pascack Valley Regional High School…$37,498Camden City School District$37,096Kittatinny Regional School District$36,485Mountain Lakes Public School Distri…$35,505Franklin Lakes School District$35,091New Jersey median $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey, fiscal year 2022-23Lakewood Township School District $48,105; Asbury Park School District $47,997; Northern Valley Regional High School District $46,829; Perth Amboy Public School District $41,930; Ventnor City School District $40,852; Pascack Valley Regional High School District $37,498; Camden City School District $37,096; Kittatinny Regional School District $36,485; Mountain Lakes Public School District $35,505; Franklin Lakes School District $35,091; New Jersey median $24,665.020k40k60kLakewood Township School District$48,105Asbury Park School District$47,997Northern Valley Regional High School Distri…$46,829Perth Amboy Public School District$41,930Ventnor City School District$40,852Pascack Valley Regional High School District$37,498Camden City School District$37,096Kittatinny Regional School District$36,485Mountain Lakes Public School District$35,505Franklin Lakes School District$35,091New Jersey median $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey, fiscal year 2022-23Lakewood Township School District $48,105; Asbury Park School District $47,997; Northern Valley Regional High School District $46,829; Perth Amboy Public School District $41,930; Ventnor City School District $40,852; Pascack Valley Regional High School District $37,498; Camden City School District $37,096; Kittatinny Regional School District $36,485; Mountain Lakes Public School District $35,505; Franklin Lakes School District $35,091; New Jersey median $24,665.020k40k60kLakewood Township School District$48,105Asbury Park School District$47,997Northern Valley Regional High School Di…$46,829Perth Amboy Public School District$41,930Ventnor City School District$40,852Pascack Valley Regional High School Dis…$37,498Camden City School District$37,096Kittatinny Regional School District$36,485Mountain Lakes Public School District$35,505Franklin Lakes School District$35,091New Jersey median $24,665

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 437 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Lakewood Township School DistrictOcean County5,023$48,105
Asbury Park School DistrictMonmouth County1,541$47,997
Northern Valley Regional High School DistrictBergen County2,053$46,829
Perth Amboy Public School DistrictMiddlesex County10,484$41,930
Ventnor City School DistrictAtlantic County522$40,852
Pascack Valley Regional High School DistrictBergen County1,782$37,498
Camden City School DistrictCamden County7,099$37,096
Kittatinny Regional School DistrictSussex County783$36,485
Mountain Lakes Public School DistrictMorris County1,308$35,505
Franklin Lakes School DistrictBergen County1,199$35,091
Shore Regional High School DistrictMonmouth County603$35,002
South Hunterdon Regional School DistrictHunterdon County827$34,415
Warren Township School DistrictSomerset County1,635$34,127
Ridgefield School DistrictBergen County1,428$34,020
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictBergen County2,008$33,415
The other 422 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Colts Neck Township School DistrictMonmouth County1,005$33,337
Gateway Regional High School DistrictGloucester County867$33,250
Delaware Valley Regional High School DistrictHunterdon County728$33,102
Tewksbury Township School DistrictHunterdon County506$33,010
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School DistrictHunterdon County1,935$32,749
Mendham Township School DistrictMorris County760$32,520
Midland Park School DistrictBergen County883$32,247
Morris Hills Regional School DistrictMorris County2,673$32,079
Monmouth Regional High SchoolMonmouth County970$31,999
Ramsey School DistrictBergen County2,514$31,877
Atlantic City School DistrictAtlantic County6,466$31,825
Passaic City School DistrictPassaic County12,834$31,631
High Point Regional High School DistrictSussex County838$31,489
Hopewell Valley Regional School DistrictMercer County3,474$31,456
Point Pleasant Beach School DistrictOcean County685$31,410
Lakeland Regional High School DistrictPassaic County878$31,401
Park Ridge School DistrictBergen County1,208$31,369
Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictHunterdon County2,507$31,089
Paramus Public School DistrictBergen County3,639$30,912
Teaneck School DistrictBergen County3,843$30,902
Mahwah Township Public School DistrictBergen County2,729$30,824
Kinnelon School DistrictMorris County1,652$30,800
Branchburg Township School DistrictSomerset County1,290$30,748
Passaic Valley Regional High School DistrictPassaic County1,040$30,670
Ringwood School DistrictPassaic County1,033$30,628
Hanover Park Regional High School DistrictMorris County1,354$30,581
West Orange Public SchoolsEssex County6,835$30,537
East Orange School DistrictEssex County9,272$30,322
East Rutherford School DistrictBergen County750$30,240
Wildwood City School DistrictCape May County864$30,036
Oakland Public School DistrictBergen County1,326$29,905
Belvidere School DistrictWarren County604$29,815
Lenape Valley Regional High School DistrictSussex County674$29,740
Millstone Township School DistrictMonmouth County1,173$29,569
Township of Ocean School DistrictMonmouth County3,258$29,531
Wall Township Public School DistrictMonmouth County3,229$29,488
Lower Cape May Regional School DistrictCape May County1,225$29,450
Clinton Township School DistrictHunterdon County1,170$29,397
West Milford Township Public School DistrictPassaic County3,025$29,395
Princeton Public School DistrictMercer County3,817$29,294
West Essex Regional School DistrictEssex County1,663$29,199
Somers Point School DistrictAtlantic County752$29,166
Ocean City School DistrictCape May County1,877$29,140
Hackensack School DistrictBergen County5,272$29,108
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School DistrictMonmouth County883$29,070
Buena Regional School DistrictAtlantic County1,602$29,056
Hanover Township School DistrictMorris County1,244$29,026
Millville School DistrictCumberland County5,090$28,975
Montville Township School DistrictMorris County3,469$28,971
Watchung Hills Regional High School DistrictSomerset County1,783$28,921
Oceanport School DistrictMonmouth County563$28,913
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School DistrictAtlantic County3,041$28,723
Newark Public School DistrictEssex County41,672$28,631
Lenape Regional High School DistrictBurlington County6,659$28,617
Readington Township School DistrictHunterdon County1,430$28,589
Frankford Township Consolidated School DistrictSussex County505$28,550
Mainland Regional High SchoolAtlantic County1,197$28,530
Rumson Borough School DistrictMonmouth County911$28,487
Morris Plains School DistrictMorris County578$28,289
Bloomingdale School DistrictPassaic County615$28,259
North Warren Regional School DistrictWarren County626$28,233
Holmdel Township School DistrictMonmouth County2,918$28,161
Eatontown Public School DistrictMonmouth County980$28,126
Wallkill Valley Regional High SchoolSussex County635$28,090
Upper Saddle River School DistrictBergen County1,115$27,971
Sussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictSussex County1,044$27,957
Neptune Township School DistrictMonmouth County3,514$27,934
Lebanon Township School DistrictHunterdon County579$27,896
River Vale Public School DistrictBergen County1,025$27,807
Pemberton Township School DistrictBurlington County4,430$27,691
Freehold Township School DistrictMonmouth County3,447$27,687
Sparta Township Public School DistrictSussex County3,299$27,673
Rockaway Township School DistrictMorris County2,386$27,620
East Hanover Township School DistrictMorris County972$27,558
Vernon Township School DistrictSussex County2,966$27,558
Somerset Hills Regional School DistrictSomerset County1,761$27,534
West Long Branch School DistrictMonmouth County550$27,516
Green Brook Township Public School DistrictSomerset County732$27,489
Bernards Township School DistrictSomerset County4,745$27,462
Englewood Public School DistrictBergen County2,960$27,453
Southern Regional School DistrictOcean County2,762$27,451
Boonton Town Public School DistrictMorris County1,522$27,443
Hopatcong Borough School DistrictSussex County1,418$27,422
Ewing Township School DistrictMercer County3,545$27,348
Hillsdale School DistrictBergen County1,124$27,345
Wayne Township Public School DistrictPassaic County7,746$27,309
Chester Township School DistrictMorris County1,008$27,299
Northern Highlands Regional High School DistrictBergen County1,324$27,287
Rockaway Borough School DistrictMorris County539$27,224
Garfield Public School DistrictBergen County4,787$27,206
Paulsboro School DistrictGloucester County1,270$27,186
Jersey City Public SchoolsHudson County26,647$27,184
Holland Township School DistrictHunterdon County505$27,162
Tinton Falls School DistrictMonmouth County1,385$27,150
Berkeley Heights School DistrictUnion County2,479$27,143
Mansfield Township School DistrictBurlington County549$27,131
Mansfield Township Elementary School DistrictWarren County544$27,094
Carlstadt Public School DistrictBergen County539$26,996
Manchester Township School DistrictOcean County2,849$26,995
Pinelands Regional School DistrictOcean County1,611$26,971
Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolEssex County2,012$26,962
Florham Park School DistrictMorris County957$26,939
River Dell Regional School DistrictBergen County1,613$26,902
New Brunswick School DistrictMiddlesex County9,690$26,893
Weehawken Public School DistrictHudson County1,309$26,892
Waterford Township School DistrictCamden County942$26,874
Jefferson Township Public School DistrictMorris County2,509$26,837
Lower Township Elementary School DistrictCape May County1,466$26,758
Plumsted Township School DistrictOcean County1,121$26,749
Pitman Boro School DistrictGloucester County1,147$26,738
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictMorris County7,067$26,730
Roxbury Township School DistrictMorris County3,452$26,682
Warren Hills Regional School DistrictWarren County1,590$26,634
LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictMonmouth County5,494$26,595
Berlin Township School DistrictCamden County615$26,550
Keyport School DistrictMonmouth County947$26,549
Montclair Public School DistrictEssex County6,216$26,536
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictEssex County5,744$26,503
Red Bank Borough Public School DistrictMonmouth County1,273$26,477
Phillipsburg School DistrictWarren County3,989$26,474
Lawrence Township Public School DistrictMercer County3,711$26,446
East Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddlesex County8,159$26,439
Egg Harbor City School DistrictAtlantic County561$26,437
Manasquan School DistrictMonmouth County1,470$26,416
West Morris Regional High School DistrictMorris County2,116$26,321
Dennis Township School DistrictCape May County670$26,318
Hardyston Township School DistrictSussex County598$26,246
North Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddlesex County5,822$26,244
Burlington City Public School DistrictBurlington County1,862$26,221
Freedom Prep Charter SchoolCamden County744$26,198
Woodcliff Lake School DistrictBergen County746$26,155
Pleasantville Public School DistrictAtlantic County3,840$26,148
Tenafly Public School DistrictBergen County3,545$26,135
Franklin Township Public School DistrictSomerset County7,309$26,100
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Camden County2,880$26,090
Irvington Public School DistrictEssex County7,675$26,057
Little Silver Boro School DistrictMonmouth County733$25,993
Galloway Township Public School DistrictAtlantic County3,161$25,988
Linden Public School DistrictUnion County6,125$25,981
Randolph Township School DistrictMorris County4,220$25,979
Washington Township School DistrictMorris County1,982$25,933
Little Ferry Public School DistrictBergen County806$25,931
Ho-Ho-Kus School DistrictBergen County553$25,890
North Hanover Township School DistrictBurlington County1,430$25,855
Highland Park Boro School DistrictMiddlesex County1,598$25,851
Ridgefield Park Public School DistrictBergen County2,102$25,838
Bound Brook School DistrictSomerset County2,067$25,816
Westwood Regional School DistrictBergen County2,813$25,811
Rochelle Park School DistrictBergen County502$25,789
Wharton Borough School DistrictMorris County701$25,783
New Milford Public School DistrictBergen County2,035$25,774
Keansburg School DistrictMonmouth County1,604$25,766
Paterson Public School DistrictPassaic County24,795$25,726
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictSomerset County8,049$25,718
Salem City School DistrictSalem County1,348$25,714
Wanaque School DistrictPassaic County893$25,703
Tabernacle Township School DistrictBurlington County690$25,683
Somerville Public School DistrictSomerset County2,194$25,657
Delsea Regional High School DistrictGloucester County1,631$25,635
Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolEssex County1,437$25,633
Freehold Borough School DistrictMonmouth County1,641$25,611
Union City School DistrictHudson County12,848$25,585
Denville Township K-8 School DistrictMorris County1,688$25,541
Barrington School DistrictCamden County558$25,478
Millburn Township School DistrictEssex County4,793$25,435
Moorestown Township Public School DistrictBurlington County3,884$25,427
Howell Township Public School DistrictMonmouth County5,492$25,401
Mount Olive Township School DistrictMorris County4,752$25,393
Butler Public School DistrictMorris County1,184$25,334
West New York School DistrictHudson County8,020$25,327
Harrington Park School DistrictBergen County645$25,310
Long Hill Township School DistrictMorris County846$25,290
Roselle Public School DistrictUnion County2,922$25,254
Bergenfield Borough School DistrictBergen County3,653$25,196
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter SchoolMonmouth County554$25,179
Flemington-Raritan Regional School DistrictHunterdon County3,149$25,140
Hillside Public School DistrictUnion County3,065$25,068
Hawthorne Public School DistrictPassaic County2,229$25,062
Kenilworth School DistrictUnion County1,473$25,020
Montgomery Township School DistrictSomerset County4,611$25,018
Mullica Township School DistrictAtlantic County635$25,011
Jackson Township School DistrictOcean County7,605$25,007
Montvale Board of Education School DistrictBergen County960$25,005
Roselle Park Public School DistrictUnion County2,042$24,985
Emerson Public School DistrictBergen County1,082$24,970
Cumberland Regional School DistrictCumberland County1,156$24,936
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School DistrictMonmouth County3,950$24,929
Hainesport Township School DistrictBurlington County528$24,911
Elizabeth Public SchoolsUnion County28,266$24,903
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden County2,026$24,884
Bridgeton City School DistrictCumberland County6,221$24,868
Passaic County Manchester Regional High School DistrictPassaic County826$24,839
Red Bank Regional School DistrictMonmouth County1,392$24,819
Egg Harbor Township School DistrictAtlantic County7,556$24,773
Morris School DistrictMorris County5,682$24,771
Upper Deerfield Township School DistrictCumberland County962$24,771
Ocean Township School DistrictOcean County540$24,770
Hazlet Township Public School DistrictMonmouth County2,703$24,734
Marlboro Township School DistrictMonmouth County4,537$24,731
Logan Township School DistrictGloucester County842$24,720
Camden Prep Inc.Camden County1,162$24,697
Little Egg Harbor Township School DistrictOcean County1,666$24,693
Washington Township School DistrictGloucester County7,199$24,673
Middletown Township Public School DistrictMonmouth County8,993$24,671
Demarest School DistrictBergen County773$24,668
Glassboro School DistrictGloucester County1,895$24,665
Edgewater Park Township School DistrictBurlington County973$24,640
Medford Township School DistrictBurlington County2,690$24,639
John P Holland Charter School School DistrictPassaic County688$24,616
Bordentown Regional School DistrictBurlington County2,247$24,604
Cherry Hill School DistrictCamden County10,818$24,595
Madison Public School DistrictMorris County2,520$24,575
North Haledon School DistrictPassaic County582$24,558
Lincoln Park School DistrictMorris County885$24,555
Shamong Township School DistrictBurlington County693$24,550
Pompton Lakes School DistrictPassaic County1,766$24,545
Woodbridge Township School DistrictMiddlesex County13,836$24,527
School District of the ChathamsMorris County3,637$24,450
Cedar Grove Township School DistrictEssex County1,586$24,448
Edgewater School DistrictBergen County673$24,441
Prospect Park Public School DistrictPassaic County777$24,404
KearnyHudson County5,438$24,396
Harrison Public SchoolsHudson County2,440$24,373
Woodland Park School DistrictPassaic County1,243$24,368
Little Falls Township Public School DistrictPassaic County922$24,352
Watchung Borough School DistrictSomerset County671$24,338
Southampton Township School DistrictBurlington County703$24,327
Wyckoff Township Public School DistrictBergen County2,034$24,320
Mount Holly Township Public School DistrictBurlington County1,152$24,312
Willingboro Public School DistrictBurlington County3,757$24,277
Glen Rock Public School DistrictBergen County2,620$24,262
Newton Public School DistrictSussex County1,627$24,261
Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School DistrictBergen County807$24,254
Old Bridge Township School DistrictMiddlesex County8,096$24,246
East Windsor Regional School DistrictMercer County5,138$24,243
Cresskill Public School DistrictBergen County1,681$24,209
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMercer County9,027$24,208
South Orange-Maplewood School DistrictEssex County6,811$24,186
Belleville Public School DistrictEssex County4,970$24,177
Maple Shade School DistrictBurlington County2,439$24,097
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictCamden County4,828$24,097
Caldwell-West School DistrictEssex County2,601$24,093
North Plainfield School DistrictSomerset County3,677$24,080
Ridgewood Public School DistrictBergen County5,557$24,074
Northern Burlington County Regional School DistrictBurlington County2,162$23,914
Runnemede Public School DistrictCamden County833$23,888
Summit Public School DistrictUnion County3,950$23,870
Livingston Board of Education School DistrictEssex County6,371$23,849
Hasbrouck Heights School DistrictBergen County1,744$23,846
Burlington Township School DistrictBurlington County3,650$23,806
Audubon Public School DistrictCamden County1,423$23,801
Fairfield Public School DistrictEssex County694$23,798
Linwood City School DistrictAtlantic County806$23,788
Camden's Promise Charter SchoolCamden County2,374$23,785
Pine Hill School DistrictCamden County1,940$23,774
Waldwick School DistrictBergen County1,591$23,741
South Plainfield School DistrictMiddlesex County3,551$23,727
Palmyra Public School DistrictBurlington County1,032$23,691
Old Tappan Public School DistrictBergen County743$23,681
Winslow Township School DistrictCamden County4,912$23,662
North Caldwell School DistrictEssex County710$23,644
Pequannock Township School DistrictMorris County2,109$23,639
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictSalem County2,214$23,569
TEAM Academy Charter SchoolEssex County6,096$23,558
West Deptford Township School DistrictGloucester County2,879$23,551
Glen Ridge Public School DistrictEssex County1,833$23,476
Northvale Public School DistrictBergen County554$23,475
Metuchen Public School DistrictMiddlesex County2,302$23,471
Voorhees Township School DistrictCamden County3,025$23,462
Lumberton Township Board of EducationBurlington County1,235$23,446
Monroe Township School DistrictMiddlesex County6,948$23,431
Hoboken Public School DistrictHudson County3,170$23,424
Delran Township School DistrictBurlington County2,904$23,422
Philip's Academy Charter School of PatersonPassaic County515$23,400
North Star Academy Charter SchoolEssex County6,350$23,296
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter SchoolMercer County585$23,296
Bloomfield Township School DistrictEssex County6,328$23,287
Central Regional School DistrictOcean County2,344$23,278
Nutley Public School DistrictEssex County4,072$23,261
Trenton Public School DistrictMercer County14,852$23,249
Gloucester City Public School DistrictCamden County2,356$23,229
South Brunswick School DistrictMiddlesex County7,950$23,228
Middlesex Borough School DistrictMiddlesex County2,044$23,220
Pittsgrove Township School DistrictSalem County1,695$23,206
Palisades Park School DistrictBergen County1,786$23,200
Mantua Township School DistrictGloucester County1,256$23,174
Fair Lawn Public School DistrictBergen County5,529$23,164
Fort Lee School DistrictBergen County4,032$23,156
Absecon Public Schools DistrictAtlantic County952$23,139
Mountainside School DistrictUnion County747$23,111
Sterling Regional School DistrictCamden County911$23,102
Bellmawr Public School DistrictCamden County1,168$23,086
Black Horse Pike Regional School DistrictCamden County3,600$23,064
Community Charter School of PatersonPassaic County874$23,056
Hackettstown Public School DistrictWarren County2,078$23,052
College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolPassaic County1,305$23,046
Collingswood Public School DistrictCamden County2,286$23,038
Saddle Brook School DistrictBergen County1,826$23,030
Eastern Camden County Regional School DistrictCamden County1,965$23,022
Westampton Township Public School DistrictBurlington County933$23,020
Woodbury City Public School DistrictGloucester County1,707$22,958
Lacey Township School DistrictOcean County3,832$22,955
Cranford Public School DistrictUnion County3,745$22,905
Pennsville School DistrictSalem County1,822$22,874
Guttenberg School DistrictHudson County959$22,839
Jamesburg Public School DistrictMiddlesex County674$22,837
Cinnaminson Township School DistrictBurlington County2,850$22,822
Upper Freehold Regional School DistrictMonmouth County2,098$22,818
Mount Laurel Township School DistrictBurlington County4,187$22,785
Rutherford School DistrictBergen County2,568$22,722
Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolEssex County569$22,640
Florence Township School DistrictBurlington County1,534$22,628
Rahway Public School DistrictUnion County4,155$22,561
Greenwich Township School DistrictWarren County661$22,539
Secaucus School DistrictHudson County2,223$22,518
Dover Public School DistrictMorris County3,603$22,480
Haledon Public School DistrictPassaic County1,035$22,445
Hillsborough Township Public School DistrictSomerset County7,265$22,407
Brick Township Public School DistrictOcean County8,340$22,404
Clifton Public School DistrictPassaic County10,826$22,394
Fair Haven School DistrictMonmouth County964$22,366
Northfield City School DistrictAtlantic County931$22,361
Verona Public School DistrictEssex County2,176$22,360
Allendale Public School DistrictBergen County914$22,328
Carteret Public School DistrictMiddlesex County3,935$22,307
Stratford School DistrictCamden County901$22,303
Cliffside Park School DistrictBergen County3,141$22,299
Westfield Public School DistrictUnion County5,992$22,299
Vineland Public School DistrictCumberland County10,386$22,287
Hamilton Township Public School DistrictMercer County12,096$22,204
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictMonmouth County4,715$22,155
Chesterfield Township School DistrictBurlington County714$22,099
Manville School DistrictSomerset County1,694$22,090
Great Meadows Regional School DistrictWarren County646$22,063
Byram Township School DistrictSussex County837$22,002
Bayonne School DistrictHudson County10,383$22,001
Riverside Township School DistrictBurlington County1,564$21,999
Leonia Public School DistrictBergen County2,131$21,992
Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolEssex County690$21,968
North Bergen School DistrictHudson County7,262$21,963
New Providence School DistrictUnion County2,382$21,961
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May County2,663$21,956
Lyndhurst Public School DistrictBergen County2,637$21,954
Phillip's Academy Charter SchoolEssex County639$21,915
Springfield Public School DistrictUnion County2,236$21,849
Maywood School DistrictBergen County956$21,811
Upper Township School DistrictCape May County1,408$21,786
Monroe Township Public School DistrictGloucester County5,804$21,700
Rancocas Valley Regional High School DistrictBurlington County2,054$21,647
Spotswood Public School DistrictMiddlesex County1,660$21,638
River Edge School DistrictBergen County1,189$21,635
College Achieve Central Charter SchoolUnion County1,403$21,622
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School DistrictSalem County1,514$21,606
Foundation Academy Charter SchoolMercer County1,044$21,603
Evesham Township School DistrictBurlington County4,416$21,584
Clayton Public School DistrictGloucester County1,489$21,529
Bogota Public School DistrictBergen County1,381$21,476
Berlin Borough School DistrictCamden County781$21,462
Piscataway Township School DistrictMiddlesex County7,354$21,451
Deptford Township Public School DistrictGloucester County4,114$21,407
Dumont Public School DistrictBergen County2,622$21,389
Eastampton Township School DistrictBurlington County584$21,380
Washington Borough School DistrictWarren County557$21,354
Closter Public School DistrictBergen County1,217$21,333
Township of Union School DistrictUnion County7,775$21,333
Lindenwold Public School DistrictCamden County3,100$21,326
South River Public School DistrictMiddlesex County2,462$21,325
Haddon Township School DistrictCamden County2,107$21,324
Plainfield Public School DistrictUnion County10,097$21,278
Swedesboro-Woolwich School DistrictGloucester County1,591$21,243
Fairfield Township School DistrictCumberland County510$21,229
Hammonton School DistrictAtlantic County3,414$21,218
Fairview Public School DistrictBergen County1,565$21,217
Township of Franklin School DistrictGloucester County1,338$21,198
HADDON HEIGHTS School DistrictCamden County1,491$21,190
Freehold Regional High School DistrictMonmouth County10,453$21,180
Milltown School DistrictMiddlesex County833$21,160
Hamilton Township School DistrictAtlantic County2,913$21,147
Clark Township Public School DistrictUnion County2,267$21,109
Barnegat Township School DistrictOcean County3,665$21,050
Berkeley Township School DistrictOcean County2,437$21,046
Sayreville School DistrictMiddlesex County6,407$21,025
Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolHudson County1,002$21,021
Hopewell Township School DistrictCumberland County515$20,961
Scotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictUnion County5,646$20,926
Clementon Elementary School DistrictCamden County589$20,922
Toms River Regional School DistrictOcean County14,594$20,919
Norwood Public School DistrictBergen County631$20,799
Stafford Township School DistrictOcean County2,480$20,758
Totowa Public School DistrictPassaic County908$20,743
Point Pleasant Borough School DistrictOcean County2,726$20,737
Gloucester Township Public SchoolsCamden County6,663$20,685
Paterson Arts and Science Charter SchoolPassaic County1,160$20,658
Union Beach Public School DistrictMonmouth County649$20,492
Robbinsville Public School DistrictMercer County3,073$20,267
Dunellen Public School DistrictMiddlesex County1,305$20,228
Wood-Ridge School DistrictBergen County1,264$20,137
BelovED Community CharterHudson County1,551$20,108
LEAP Academy University Charter SchoolCamden County1,563$19,999
Clearview Regional High School DistrictGloucester County2,200$19,967
Elmwood Park School DistrictBergen County2,587$19,908
Edison Township School DistrictMiddlesex County16,807$19,865
Lopatcong Township School DistrictWarren County738$19,793
The Learning Community Charter SchoolHudson County637$19,747
Bergen Arts and Science Charter SchoolBergen County1,252$19,666
North Arlington School DistrictBergen County2,005$19,613
Haddonfield School DistrictCamden County2,766$19,501
Wallington Boro School DistrictBergen County1,229$19,396
Lodi School DistrictBergen County3,203$19,337
Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolPassaic County1,944$19,282
East Greenwich Township School DistrictGloucester County1,287$19,239
Oradell Public School DistrictBergen County817$19,109
Harrison Township School DistrictGloucester County1,341$19,019
South Amboy School DistrictMiddlesex County1,183$18,905
Kingsway Regional School DistrictGloucester County2,962$18,431
Jersey City Golden Door Charter SchoolHudson County668$18,346
Cresthaven Academy Charter SchoolUnion County532$18,321
Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolHudson County846$17,869
Hatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolMiddlesex County598$17,590
Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolSomerset County1,288$17,361
Jersey City Community Charter SchoolHudson County586$16,887
Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter SchoolSomerset County604$16,874

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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