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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
Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 PK Pre-K Only Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Frank K. Hehnly K-5 Elementary School Clark Township Public School District CLARK View ›
Franklin Elementary PK-4 Elementary School Township of Union School District UNION View ›
Franklin Elementary School PK-6 Elementary School Rahway Public School District RAHWAY View ›
Franklin Elementary School 1-5 Elementary School Summit Public School District SUMMIT View ›
Franklin Elementary School 1-5 Elementary School Westfield Public School District Westfield View ›
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Plainfield Public School District PLAINFIELD View ›
George Washington Academy School No. 1 PK-8 Elementary School Elizabeth Public Schools ELIZABETH View ›
Governor Livingston High School 9-12 High School Berkeley Heights School District BERKELEY HEIGHTS View ›
Grace Wilday Junior High School 7-8 Middle School Roselle Public School District ROSELLE View ›
Grover Cleveland Elementary School PK-6 Elementary School Rahway Public School District RAHWAY View ›
Hannah Caldwell Elementary PK-4 Elementary School Township of Union School District UNION View ›
Harrison Elementary School 1-4 Elementary School Roselle Public School District ROSELLE View ›
Hillcrest Academy-North 9-12 High School Union County Educational Services Commission SCOTCH PLAINS View ›
Hillcrest Academy-South 9-12 High School Union County Educational Services Commission WESTFIELD View ›
Hillside Avenue School K-8 Elementary School Cranford Public School District CRANFORD View ›
Hillside High School 9-12 High School Hillside Public School District HILLSIDE View ›
Hillside Innovation Academy 7-8 Middle School Hillside Public School District Hillside View ›
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School PK-4 Elementary School Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District SCOTCH PLAINS View ›
Hubbard Middle School 6-8 Middle School Plainfield Public School District PLAINFIELD View ›
Hurden Looker Elementary School 2-6 Elementary School Hillside Public School District HILLSIDE View ›
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School PK-4 Elementary School Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District SCOTCH PLAINS View ›
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy 9-12 High School Elizabeth Public Schools Elizabeth View ›
James Caldwell Elementary School 3-5 Elementary School Springfield Public School District Springfield View ›
Jefferson Elementary 5 Middle School Township of Union School District UNION View ›
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