Public schools and districts in New Jersey
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 694
- Regular districts
- 559
- Schools
- 2,552
- Students in regular districts
- 1,298,502
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
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Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Public School District NCES 3411340 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Newark | 65 | 44,199 | 15.6:1 |
| Elizabeth Public Schools NCES 3404590 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Elizabeth | 37 | 28,454 | 13:1 |
| Jersey City Public Schools NCES 3407830 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Jersey City | 39 | 25,951 | 12.1:1 |
| Paterson Public School District NCES 3412690 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Paterson | 42 | 24,291 | 14:1 |
| Edison Township School District NCES 3404500 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Edison | 19 | 17,032 | 13.7:1 |
| Trenton Public School District NCES 3416290 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Trenton | 25 | 15,964 | 16.1:1 |
| Toms River Regional School District NCES 3416230 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Toms River | 18 | 14,454 | 13.8:1 |
| Woodbridge Township School District NCES 3418120 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | WOODBRIDGE | 24 | 14,042 | 11.5:1 |
| Union City School District NCES 3416380 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Union City | 15 | 12,764 | 15.1:1 |
| Hamilton Township Public School District NCES 3406540 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Hamilton | 23 | 12,476 | 12.6:1 |
| Passaic City School District NCES 3412540 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Passaic | 16 | 12,012 | 12.5:1 |
| Clifton Public School District NCES 3403300 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Clifton | 21 | 11,010 | 11.6:1 |
| Cherry Hill School District NCES 3403000 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cherry Hill | 18 | 10,910 | 12.4:1 |
| Bayonne School District NCES 3401260 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Bayonne | 13 | 10,825 | 12:1 |
| Perth Amboy Public School District NCES 3412930 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Perth Amboy | 12 | 10,220 | 13.2:1 |
| Plainfield Public School District NCES 3413140 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Plainfield | 16 | 10,195 | 13.6:1 |
| Vineland Public School District NCES 3416800 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Vineland | 14 | 10,154 | 13.6:1 |
| Freehold Regional High School District NCES 3405610 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Englishtown | 6 | 10,005 | 15:1 |
| East Orange School District NCES 3404230 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | East Orange | 19 | 9,412 | 15.8:1 |
| New Brunswick School District NCES 3411220 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | New Brunswick | 13 | 8,972 | 11.6:1 |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District NCES 3417700 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | West Windsor | 10 | 8,900 | 11.5:1 |
| Middletown Township Public School District NCES 3410110 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Leonardo | 16 | 8,791 | 11.5:1 |
| Brick Township Public School District NCES 3402220 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Brick | 12 | 8,274 | 12.1:1 |
| Irvington Public School District NCES 3407680 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Irvington | 12 | 8,265 | 15.1:1 |
| East Brunswick Township School District NCES 3404110 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | East Brunswick | 11 | 8,163 | 11.3:1 |
Large public high schools in New Jersey
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District · 09–12
Clifton High School
Clifton Public School District · 09–12
Union City High School
Union City School District · 09–12
Bayonne High School
Bayonne School District · 09–12
Perth Amboy High School
Perth Amboy Public School District · 09–12
Vineland Senior High School
Vineland Public School District · 09–12
John P. Stevens High School
Edison Township School District · 09–12
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District · 09–12
South Brunswick High School
South Brunswick School District · 09–12
Old Bridge High School
Old Bridge Township School District · 09–12
Monroe Township High School
Monroe Township School District · 09–12
Passaic High School No. 12
Passaic City School District · 09–12
New Brunswick High School
New Brunswick School District · 09–12
Union High School
Township of Union School District · 09–12
Edison High School
Edison Township School District · 09–12
Hillsborough High School
Hillsborough Township Public School District · 09–12
Memorial High School
West New York School District · 09–12
North Bergen High School
North Bergen School District · 09–12
Egg Harbor Township High School
Egg Harbor Township School District · 09–12
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District · 09–12