At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
25,951
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
39
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$27,184
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$16,874
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
- 25,133
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,091.9
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12:1
What current records say about Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City Public Schools operates 39 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Jersey City, New Jersey. NCES reports 25,951 students and 2,137.02 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within New Jersey agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 3 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 $27,184 in current expenditure per pupil and $16,874 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 188 of 548 in New Jersey. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 13.6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,137.02
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $724,381,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City, New Jersey
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.7145, -74.0878
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White16.9%
- Hispanic38%
- Black23.9%
- Asian18.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
- Multiracial1.9%
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 Jersey City Public Schools
39 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 39 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy I | Middle06–08 | 415 | 13.6:1 | |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School | ElementaryPK–05 | 638 | 11.9:1 | |
| Alfred Zampella School | ElementaryPK–08 | 629 | 10.8:1 | |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School | ElementaryPK–08 | 586 | 11.4:1 | |
| Charles E. Trefurt School | ElementaryPK–05 | 668 | 9.7:1 | |
| Christa McAuliffe School | ElementaryPK–08 | 906 | 12.1:1 | |
| Cornelia F. Bradford School | ElementaryPK–05 | 1,082 | 19.7:1 | |
| Dr Ronald McNair High School | High09–12 | 716 | 13.1:1 | |
| Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School | ElementaryPK–08 | 320 | 8.2:1 | |
| Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 607 | 13.8:1 | |
| Dr. Michael Conti School | ElementaryPK–08 | 651 | 11.4:1 | |
| Dr. Paul Rafalides School | ElementaryPK–04 | 318 | 11.2:1 | |
| Ezra L. Nolan School | Middle06–08 | 250 | 8.1:1 | |
| Frank R Conwell School | ElementaryPK–05 | 605 | 11.8:1 | |
| Franklin L. Williams School | Middle06–08 | 906 | 12.4:1 | |
| Gladys Nunery School | ElementaryPK–05 | 251 | 10.9:1 | |
| Henry Snyder High School | High09–12 | 729 | 8.7:1 | |
| Infinity Institute | High06–12 | 265 | 11:1 | |
| Innovation High School | High09–12 | 301 | Not reported | |
| James F. Murray School | ElementaryPK–08 | 642 | 13.7:1 | |
| James J Ferris High School | High09–12 | 1,364 | 13.7:1 | |
| Joseph H. Brensinger School | ElementaryPK–08 | 926 | 9.7:1 | |
| Jotham W. Wakeman School | ElementaryPK–05 | 617 | 11:1 | |
| Julia A. Barnes School | ElementaryPK–05 | 433 | 13.3:1 |