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Public Schools in Essex County, NJ

Directory of 246 public schools operating in Essex County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 85,150 170,300 2020-2021: 135,953 students 135,953 2020-2021 2021-2022: 136,466 students 136,466 +0.4% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 138,710 students 138,710 +1.6% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 143,215 students 143,215 +3.2% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 144,268 students 144,268 +0.7% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 244 144,268 10,547.5 13.7:1 *reporting schools 76,066
2023-2024 245 143,215 10,696.2 13.3:1 *reporting schools 73,822
2022-2023 242 138,710 10,525.9 13.0:1 *reporting schools 71,460
2021-2022 241 136,466 10,711.0 12.7:1 *reporting schools 72,007
2020-2021 238 135,953 10,695.4 12.7:1 *reporting schools 70,887

School Districts in Essex County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 42 Districts
Belleville Public School District 10 Bloomfield Township School District 11 Burch Charter School of Excellence 1 Caldwell-West School District 7 Cedar Grove Township School District 4 Discovery Charter School 1 ESSEX CO JDC 1 East Orange Community Charter School 1 East Orange School District 19 Essex County Schools of Technology 3 Essex Fells School District 1 Essex Regional Educational Services Commission 3 Fairfield Public School District 2 Glen Ridge Public School District 5 Gray Charter School 1 Great Oaks Legacy Charter School 1 Irvington Public School District 12 LEAD Charter School 1 Link Community Charter School 1 Livingston Board of Education School District 9 Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School 1 Marion P. Thomas Charter School 1 Millburn Township School District 8 Montclair Public School District 11 New Horizons Community Charter School 1 Newark Educators Community Charter School 1 Newark Public School District 64 North Caldwell School District 2 North Star Academy Charter School 1 Nutley Public School District 7 ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District 12 People's Achieve Community Charter School 1 Phillip's Academy Charter School 1 Pride Academy Charter School District 1 Robert Treat Academy Charter School 1 Roseland School District 1 Roseville Community Charter School 1 South Orange-Maplewood School District 10 TEAM Academy Charter School 1 Verona Public School District 6 West Essex Regional School District 2 West Orange Public Schools 13

Cities & Municipalities in Essex County

27 Cities
Belleville 10 Bloomfield 11 Caldwell 2 Cedar Grove 4 East Orange 22 Essex Fells 1 Fairfield 5 Glen Ridge 5 Irvington 13 Livingston 9 Maplewood 6 Millburn 5 Montclair 8 N Caldwell 2 Newark 86 North Caldwell 2 Nutley 7 Orange 11 Roseland 1 S Orange 3 Short Hills 3 South Orange 2 Upper Montclair 3 Verona 6 W Orange 8 West Caldwell 6 West Orange 5

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
Orange Early Childhood Center PK Pre-K Only ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District Orange View ›
Orange High School 9-12 High School ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District ORANGE View ›
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation 8 Middle School ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District ORANGE View ›
Park Avenue Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District ORANGE View ›
Park Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District Newark View ›
Patrick F. Healy Middle School 6-8 Middle School East Orange School District EAST ORANGE View ›
People's Achieve Community Charter School K-12 Other / Combined People's Achieve Community Charter School Newark View ›
Peshine Avenue School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District NEWARK View ›
Philip's Academy Charter School PK-8 Elementary School Phillip's Academy Charter School Newark View ›
Pride Academy Charter School 5-8 Middle School Pride Academy Charter School District EAST ORANGE View ›
Quitman Street School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District NEWARK View ›
Radcliffe School K-6 Elementary School Nutley Public School District NUTLEY View ›
Rafael Hernandez School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District NEWARK View ›
Redwood Elementary School K-5 Elementary School West Orange Public Schools W ORANGE View ›
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building 6-8 Middle School Montclair Public School District MONTCLAIR View ›
Ridge Street School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District NEWARK View ›
Ridgewood Avenue School 3-6 Elementary School Glen Ridge Public School District GLEN RIDGE View ›
Riker Hill Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Livingston Board of Education School District LIVINGSTON View ›
Robert Treat Academy Charter School K-8 Elementary School Robert Treat Academy Charter School NEWARK View ›
Roberto Clemente Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District NEWARK View ›
Roosevelt Middle School 7-8 Middle School West Orange Public Schools W ORANGE View ›
Rosa Parks Community School 3-7 Middle School ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District ORANGE View ›
Roseville Community Charter School K-4 Elementary School Roseville Community Charter School NEWARK View ›
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges 9-12 High School ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District South Orange View ›
Salome Urena Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School Newark Public School District Newark View ›
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