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Elizabeth Public Schools

NCES agency ID 3404590 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

28,454

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

37

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$24,903

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$14,584

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
24,586
Teachers (FTE)
2,053
Student–teacher ratio
12:1

What current records say about Elizabeth Public Schools

Elizabeth Public Schools operates 37 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. NCES reports 28,454 students and 2,181.5 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within New Jersey agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 558 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $24,903 in current expenditure per pupil and $14,584 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 312 of 548 in New Jersey. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
26.5%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
11.9%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
2,181.5
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$703,912,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Elizabeth Public Schools

Elizabeth, New Jersey

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.6735, -74.2139

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White6.3%
  • Hispanic76.8%
  • Black15.1%
  • Asian1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial0%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Elizabeth Public Schools

37 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 37 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Abraham Lincoln School No. 14ElementaryKG–0879312.1:1
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyHigh09–121,27214.6:1
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory AcademyHigh09–121,01516.1:1
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ElementaryKG–0839210.9:1
Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30ElementaryPK–0872913.5:1
Christopher Columbus School No. 15ElementaryKG–0867212.8:1
Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51OtherPK–PK31012.9:1
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29ElementaryPK–0878512.9:1
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27ElementaryPK–0893414.5:1
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52OtherPK–PK30112:1
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26ElementaryPK–0871811.6:1
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyHigh09–121,26818.1:1
Elmora School No. 12ElementaryPK–0865813.9:1
Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50OtherPK–PK30613.9:1
George Washington Academy School No. 1ElementaryPK–0859512:1
iPrep Academy School No 8ElementaryKG–0839711.9:1
J. Christian Bollwage Finance AcademyHigh09–1241513.8:1
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9ElementaryKG–0885614.4:1
John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHigh09–121,34814.4:1
John Marshal School No. 20ElementaryKG–0845213.3:1
Joseph Battin School No 4ElementaryPK–0875711.2:1
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ElementaryPK–0887812:1
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM AcademyHigh09–1274017.2:1
Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5ElementaryPK–0876711.3:1