- Per pupil
- $25,480
- current spending · median $14,850
- Spending rank
- #3/ 51
- among the 50 states + DC
- Students per teacher
- 12.0:1
- national 15.2:1 · 2024-25
- Enrollment
- 1,383,325
- $35,246,561,000 total current
- Federal
- 8%
- State
- 44%
- Local
- 49%
- Newark Public School District 41,672 $28,631
- Elizabeth Public Schools 28,266 $24,903
- Jersey City Public Schools 26,647 $27,184
- Paterson Public School District 24,795 $25,726
- Edison Township School District 16,807 $19,865
- Trenton Public School District 14,852 $23,249
Top six districts by enrollment, with each one's per-pupil spending.
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