New Jersey Department of Education


NJDOE News
Contact: Richard Vespucci
For Release: June 6, 2001

New Jersey Public Schools
Fact Sheet

Number of Schools 2,363
Total Number of School Districts 616
Projected Public School Enrollment 2001-02 1,336,927
Number of Full-Time Classroom Teachers 98,072
State Aid 2001-02 $7.4 billion
Post Graduation Plans (Class of 2000)
Total Graduates 74,419
College or University 57,484
Other Education 2,902
Employed 8,925
Other 5,109
Percent of Graduates Continuing Education 81.1%
Mean Salaries (2000-01)
Administrators and Supervisors $89,105
Classroom Teachers $51,955
Educational Support Services $57,788
District Superintendents $115,192
Principals. $94,979
Student to Teacher Ratio (2000-01)   13.4:1
Nonpublic Schools (1999-2000)
Total Number of Schools. 1,166
Total Enrollment 223,682