New Jersey Public Schools Fact Sheet
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Number of Schools 2020-2021 | 2,493 |
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Number of Operating Districts 2020-21 | 686 |
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Number of Non-operating School Districts 2020-21 | 17 |
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Total Number of School Districts 2020-21 | 599 |
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Total Number of Charter Schools 2020-21 | 87 |
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Total Number of Elementary Schools 2020-21 | 1,981 |
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Total Number of Secondary Schools 2020-21 | 512 |
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State Aid 2020-21 | $8.68 billion |
Public School Enrollment 2020-21 | 1.28 million |
Charter School Enrollment 2020-21 | 57,486 |
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Number of Full-time Classroom Teachers 2020-21 | 129,689 |
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Dropout Rate (2019-2020) | 1.0% |
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4 year Graduation Rate (2019-2020) | 91% |
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Median Salaries* (2020-2021) | |
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Administrators and Supervisors | $129,780 |
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Classroom Teachers | $72,515 |
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Educational Support Services | $77,705 |
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District Superintendents | $174,689 |
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Principals | $132,019 |
*This section has been calculated using only Full-time personnel, where their jobs are strictly within the categories listed. If their job assignments cross into other categories they were not used in the calculation.