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Public Schools in Union County, NJ

Directory of 180 public schools operating in Union County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 58,450 116,900 2020-2021: 96,168 students 96,168 2020-2021 2021-2022: 96,151 students 96,151 +-0% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 97,270 students 97,270 +1.2% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 98,629 students 98,629 +1.4% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 99,046 students 99,046 +0.4% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 180 99,046 7,936.7 12.5:1 *reporting schools 51,212
2023-2024 179 98,629 7,773.4 12.7:1 *reporting schools 47,266
2022-2023 178 97,270 7,811.0 12.4:1 *reporting schools 44,138
2021-2022 176 96,151 7,790.2 12.3:1 *reporting schools 38,676
2020-2021 176 96,168 7,880.8 12.2:1 *reporting schools 40,026

School Districts in Union County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 28 Districts
Berkeley Heights School District 6 Clark Township Public School District 5 College Achieve Central Charter School 1 Cranford Public School District 7 Cresthaven Academy Charter School 1 Elizabeth Public Schools 37 Garwood Boro 2 Hillside Public School District 7 Kenilworth School District 2 Linden Public School District 11 Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District 2 Mountainside School District 2 New Providence School District 4 Plainfield Public School District 15 Rahway Public School District 6 Roselle Park Public School District 5 Roselle Public School District 7 Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District 8 Springfield Public School District 5 Summit Public School District 9 The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District 1 The Queen City Academy Charter School District 1 Township of Union School District 10 Union County Educational Services Commission 6 Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA 1 Union County Vocational-Technical School District 8 Westfield Public School District 10 Winfield Township 1

Cities & Municipalities in Union County

21 Cities
Berkeley Heights 2 Berkeley Hts 4 Clark 5 Cranford 7 Elizabeth 38 Garwood 2 Hillside 7 Kenilworth 2 Linden 11 Mountainside 2 New Providence 5 Plainfield 20 Rahway 6 Roselle 8 Roselle Park 5 Scotch Plains 16 Springfield 5 Summit 9 Union 11 Westfield 14 Winfield 1

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
College Achieve Central Charter School K-12 Other / Combined College Achieve Central Charter School Plainfield View ›
Columbia Middle School 6-8 Middle School Berkeley Heights School District BERKELEY HTS View ›
Connecticut Farms Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Township of Union School District UNION View ›
Cranford High School 9-12 High School Cranford Public School District CRANFORD View ›
Cresthaven Academy Charter School K-8 Elementary School Cresthaven Academy Charter School Plainfield View ›
Crossroads School PK-8 Elementary School Union County Educational Services Commission WESTFIELD View ›
David Brearley Middle/High School 7-12 High School Kenilworth School District Kenilworth View ›
Deanna G. Taylor Academy 2-6 Elementary School Hillside Public School District HILLSIDE View ›
Deerfield Elementary School 3-8 Middle School Mountainside School District MOUNTAINSIDE View ›
Developmental Learning Center New Providence PK-9 Other / Combined Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District NEW PROVIDENCE View ›
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Plainfield Public School District PLAINFIELD View ›
Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51 PK Pre-K Only Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 PK-8 Elementary School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 PK-8 Elementary School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Dr. Charles C. Polk School PK-4 Elementary School Roselle Public School District ROSELLE View ›
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 PK Pre-K Only Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 PK-8 Elementary School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Edward V. Walton Primary School PK-3 Elementary School Springfield Public School District Springfield View ›
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy 9-12 High School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Elmora School No. 12 PK-8 Elementary School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Emerson Community School K-5 Elementary School Plainfield Public School District PLAINFIELD View ›
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School PK-5 Elementary School Roselle Park Public School District ROSELLE PARK View ›
Evergreen Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Plainfield Public School District PLAINFIELD View ›
Evergreen Elementary School PK-4 Elementary School Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District SCOTCH PLAINS View ›
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School 6-8 Middle School Springfield Public School District Springfield View ›
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