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Public schools by city in New Jersey

182 New Jersey cities have at least 5 public schools with a local mailing address. Each city page lists every school by level with its district, enrollment, and staffing. Smaller communities remain available through the New Jersey district directory and search.

Cities with the most public schools

All New Jersey cities A–Z

CitySchoolsHigh schoolsCharterStudents
Asbury Park5111,671
Atlantic City11106,339
Barnegat6103,604
Basking Ridge6104,678
Bayonne143010,325
Bayville6104,531
Belleville10104,886
Bergenfield7103,600
Blackwood7104,790
Bloomfield11106,400
Bordentown9202,167
Bound Brook5101,917
Brick9205,138
Bridgeton14218,169
Bridgewater13407,344
Burlington9305,826
Califon6101,096
Camden225316,634
Cape May6102,380
Cape May Court House9403,638
Carteret6103,903
Chatham6103,548
Cherry Hill192010,621
Cinnaminson5102,940
Clark5102,268
Cliffside Park5103,135
Clifton221110,701
Collingswood8101,951
Colonia6103,162
Cranford7103,773
Demarest5202,129
Denville5202,656
Dover7103,820
Dumont5102,467
East Brunswick13219,498
East Orange21328,933
Edison203016,790
Egg Harbor City5101,479
Egg Harbor Township8117,780
Elizabeth389027,584
Elmwood Park5102,597
Englewood6113,153
Ewing5103,576
Fair Lawn9105,472
Fairfield520799
Farmingdale5103,736
Flemington8304,998
Fort Lee6104,006
Franklin Lakes5102,331
Freehold16307,396
Galloway7114,446
Garfield12116,038
Glassboro5102,298
Glen Ridge5101,746
Glen Rock6102,531
Hackensack7206,506
Haddonfield8103,564
Hamilton274113,193
Harrison5102,192
Hawthorne5102,129
Hazlet9202,744
Hillsborough9107,191
Hillside7102,957
Hoboken8133,756
Howell7003,475
Irvington13117,994
Iselin6103,653
Jackson10204,214
Jersey City53111132,094
Kearny8116,236
Lakewood6113,818
Lawrenceville7103,690
Linden11106,441
Lindenwold5102,951
Little Egg Harbor5103,243
Livingston9106,352
Lodi8203,160
Long Branch9205,441
Lyndhurst7102,462
Madison5102,364
Mahwah6102,698
Manahawkin8205,502
Manalapan8004,502
Maplewood6104,761
Marlboro5104,320
Marlton9106,598
Mays Landing7305,973
Medford10307,096
Metuchen5102,659
Middlesex6102,027
Middletown6204,955
Millburn5103,473
Millville10216,615
Monmouth Junction6105,287
Monroe Township6105,647
Montclair8104,796
Moorestown6103,897
Morris Plains6102,644
Morristown11214,775
Mount Laurel7003,693
Neptune9214,196
New Brunswick15318,734
New Providence5102,355
Newark86231563,650
Newton9203,299
North Arlington6101,988
North Bergen5003,405
North Brunswick8105,705
North Plainfield6103,487
Nutley8104,299
Oakland6101,968
Old Bridge10004,330
Orange11105,347
Paramus20604,878
Parlin8105,837
Parsippany8104,134
Passaic173113,124
Paterson489627,297
Pemberton6102,868
Pennington7402,838
Pennsauken10305,376
Pennsville5101,846
Perth Amboy142110,853
Phillipsburg9105,108
Piscataway17208,368
Plainfield214511,755
Plainsboro5104,084
Pleasantville6103,619
Princeton7114,091
Rahway6104,090
Ramsey5102,310
Randolph7204,223
Red Bank5011,884
Ridgewood10105,419
Rockaway9404,953
Roselle8203,157
Roselle Park5102,007
Rutherford5102,544
Saddle Brook5101,836
Salem6101,710
Scotch Plains17907,470
Secaucus6303,164
Sewell11208,122
Sicklerville8105,366
Skillman5104,397
Somerset10127,603
South Plainfield9103,767
South River5102,395
Sparta8214,222
Springfield5102,191
Succasunna6103,098
Summit9103,987
Tabernacle5301,777
Teaneck9114,007
Tenafly6103,404
Tinton Falls6202,332
Toms River196012,431
Trenton378516,549
Union11207,868
Union City152011,199
Vernon6102,872
Verona6102,167
Vineland183210,003
Voorhees6104,821
W Orange8003,499
Wall7203,093
Warren7103,410
Washington8203,182
Wayne174012,154
West Caldwell6202,010
West Deptford5102,337
West Milford5102,474
West New York9107,399
West Orange5103,117
West Windsor5104,747
Westfield14306,065
Williamstown7105,924
Willingboro9114,046
Woodbridge5203,419
Woodbury5102,188
Woodstown5202,188
Wyckoff5002,024