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Hamilton Township Public School District

Item: Hamilton Township Public School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

90 Park Avenue
Hamilton, NJ 08690

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Tel: (609) 631-4100

www.htsdnj.org

Top Rankings

Hamilton Township Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Overview

This School District

This State (NJ)

# Schools

23 Schools

1,931 Schools

# Students

11,973 Students

880,402 Students

# Teachers

978 Teachers

77,488 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

12:1

District Rank

Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 91% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (NJ)

#497 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Hamilton Township Public School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

24%

36%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Hamilton Township Public School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

35%

49%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Hamilton Township Public School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

12%

23%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Hamilton Township Public School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

80%

85%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Hamilton Township Public School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.68

0.72

# American Indian Students

6 Students

1,932 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

379 Students

91,801 Students

% Asian Students

11%

# Hispanic Students

4,864 Students

291,974 Students

% Hispanic Students

41%

33%

# Black Students

2,003 Students

132,419 Students

% Black Students

17%

15%

# White Students

4,262 Students

330,957 Students

% White Students

35%

38%

# Hawaiian Students

7 Students

1,850 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

452 Students

29,300 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

153

34,413

# Students in K Grade:

820

81,082

# Students in 1st Grade:

803

91,199

# Students in 2nd Grade:

807

90,270

# Students in 3rd Grade:

759

91,628

# Students in 4th Grade:

814

92,313

# Students in 5th Grade:

822

93,652

# Students in 6th Grade:

846

95,366

# Students in 7th Grade:

815

77,510

# Students in 8th Grade:

918

79,087

# Students in 9th Grade:

955

3,808

# Students in 10th Grade:

890

3,645

# Students in 11th Grade:

864

3,273

# Students in 12th Grade:

876

2,980

# Ungraded Students:

831

40,176

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,356 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $21,941 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (NJ)

Total Revenue

$256 MM

$36,642 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Hamilton Township Public School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$263 MM

$35,142 MM

This chart displays total spending of Hamilton Township Public School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$21,356

$27,145

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Hamilton Township Public School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,941

$26,033

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Hamilton Township Public School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 23 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 11,973 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 64%
: 80% (Btm 50% in NJ)
: Bottom 50%
: 24% (Btm 50%)
: 35% (Btm 50%)
: 12% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education