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Largest New Jersey public schools by enrollment

New Jersey public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NEW JERSEY · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
301Manasquan High SchoolManasquanManasquan School DistrictHigh917
302Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLYTenafly Public School DistrictMiddle916
303Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle913
304Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDEHillside Public School DistrictHigh911
305Vernon Township High SchoolVERNONVernon Township School DistrictHigh906
306Franklin L. Williams SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle906
307Lodi High SchoolLODILodi School DistrictHigh906
308Christa McAuliffe SchoolJERSEY CITYJersey City Public SchoolsElementary906
309Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary905
310Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25PassaicPassaic City School DistrictElementary903
311Parsippany High SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictHigh900
312Burlington County Institute of Technology - MedfordMedfordBurlington County Institute of Technology School DistrictHigh896
313Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSONCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary896
314Lindenwold Middle SchoolLINDENWOLDLindenwold Public School DistrictMiddle896
315Deptford Township Middle SchoolSEWELLDeptford Township Public School DistrictMiddle895
316Howell Township Middle School SouthHOWELLHowell Township Public School DistrictMiddle893
317Lake Riviera Middle SchoolBRICKBrick Township Public School DistrictMiddle893
318County Prep High SchoolJERSEY CITYHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictHigh892
319Monmouth Regional High SchoolTINTON FALLSMonmouth Regional High SchoolHigh891
320Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyTrentonTrenton Public School DistrictHigh890
321Township of Ocean Intermediate SchoolOCEANTownship of Ocean School DistrictMiddle889
322Jonas Salk Middle SchoolOLD BRIDGEOld Bridge Township School DistrictMiddle886
323Morris County School of TechnologyDENVILLEMorris County Vocational School DistrictHigh885
324Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary880
325Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETHElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary878
326Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School DistrictElementary871
327Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMITSummit Public School DistrictMiddle871
328Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolPARLINSayreville School DistrictElementary870
329Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School DistrictMiddle869
330Hackettstown High SchoolHACKETTSTOWNHackettstown Public School DistrictHigh868
331South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary866
332Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolBRICK TOWNBrick Township Public School DistrictMiddle865
333Southern Regional Middle SchoolMANAHAWKINSouthern Regional School DistrictMiddle865
334Union Hill Middle SchoolUNION CITYUnion City School DistrictMiddle865
335Gateway Regional High SchoolWOODBURY HTSGateway Regional High School DistrictHigh862
336Thompson Middle SchoolMIDDLETOWNMiddletown Township Public School DistrictMiddle862
337Overbrook Senior High SchoolPINE HILLPine Hill School DistrictHigh860
338West Deptford Middle SchoolWEST DEPTFORDWest Deptford Township School DistrictMiddle859
339John A. Carusi Middle SchoolCHERRY HILLCherry Hill School DistrictMiddle859
340Jerome Dunn Academy No 9ElizabethElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary856
341Denbo Crichton SchoolBrowns MillsPemberton Township School DistrictElementary855
342East Ward Elementary SchoolNewarkNewark Public School DistrictElementary854
343Berlin Community SchoolBERLINBerlin Borough School DistrictElementary853
344Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolEAST RUTHERFORDCarlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School DistrictHigh853
345Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTSBerkeley Heights School DistrictHigh849
346Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolKearnyHudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary848
347Pleasantville Middle SchoolPLEASANTVILLEPleasantville Public School DistrictMiddle847
348Willingboro High SchoolWILLINGBOROWillingboro Public School DistrictHigh845
349Emma Havens Young Elementary SchoolBRICKBrick Township Public School DistrictElementary843
350Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictElementary842
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