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Jersey City School District

Item: Jersey City School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

346 Claremont Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305-1634

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (201) 915-6201

www.jcboe.org

Top Rankings

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

Overview

This School District

This State (NJ)

# Schools

39 Schools

1,931 Schools

# Students

25,395 Students

880,402 Students

# Teachers

1,995 Teachers

77,488 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

13:1

District Rank

Jersey City 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 73% has decreased from 78% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (NJ)

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

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

25%

36%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Jersey City 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.

41%

49%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Jersey City 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.

15%

23%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Jersey City 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.

73%

85%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.74

0.72

# American Indian Students

72 Students

1,932 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

4,379 Students

91,801 Students

% Asian Students

17%

11%

# Hispanic Students

9,797 Students

291,974 Students

% Hispanic Students

39%

33%

# Black Students

6,450 Students

132,419 Students

% Black Students

25%

15%

# White Students

3,976 Students

330,957 Students

% White Students

16%

38%

# Hawaiian Students

269 Students

1,850 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

450 Students

29,300 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

2,846

34,413

# Students in K Grade:

1,763

81,082

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,808

91,199

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,792

90,270

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,649

91,628

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,703

92,313

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,711

93,652

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,578

95,366

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,619

77,510

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,653

79,087

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,009

3,808

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,644

3,645

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,315

3,273

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,351

2,980

# Ungraded Students:

954

40,176

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $33,299 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $30,574 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.

This School District

This State (NJ)

Total Revenue

$846 MM

$36,642 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Jersey City 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

$776 MM

$35,142 MM

This chart displays total spending of Jersey City 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

$33,299

$27,145

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Jersey City 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

$30,574

$26,033

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Jersey City 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: 39 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 25,395 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 84%
: 73% (Btm 50% in NJ)
: Bottom 50%
: 25% (Btm 50%)
: 41% (Btm 50%)
: 15% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education