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New Jersey: the school districts with the most Black students

371 districts

New Jersey public school districts ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled, from federal NCES data. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% BlackBlack students
1Newark Public School DistrictNJ6541,50230.2%12,527
2East Orange School DistrictNJ198,34876.4%6,377
3Jersey City Public SchoolsNJ3924,15123.6%5,699
4Irvington Public School DistrictNJ127,65965.8%5,040
5Elizabeth Public SchoolsNJ3727,58014.8%4,074
6Trenton Public School DistrictNJ2513,54929.5%4,001
7Paterson Public School DistrictNJ4321,37216.1%3,434
8Township of Union School DistrictNJ107,84541.3%3,242
9Winslow Township School DistrictNJ94,97154.5%2,710
10ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictNJ125,52747.0%2,598
11Willingboro Public School DistrictNJ83,69068.3%2,520
12Camden City School DistrictNJ165,87142.2%2,480
13West Orange Public SchoolsNJ136,61633.7%2,232
14Atlantic City School DistrictNJ116,33933.6%2,128
15Hamilton Township Public School DistrictNJ2312,35516.9%2,087
16Franklin Township Public School DistrictNJ106,95029.8%2,068
17Linden Public School DistrictNJ116,44129.7%1,914
18Gloucester Township Public SchoolsNJ116,50227.8%1,807
19Woodbridge Township School DistrictNJ2413,86912.2%1,688
20Piscataway Township School DistrictNJ117,28922.0%1,607
21Bayonne School DistrictNJ1310,32515.4%1,593
22Millville School DistrictNJ84,99231.6%1,579
23Ewing Township School DistrictNJ53,57643.0%1,537
24Hillside Public School DistrictNJ72,95750.3%1,487
25South Orange-Maplewood School DistrictNJ106,72822.0%1,477
26Edison Township School DistrictNJ1916,6178.8%1,456
27Roselle Public School DistrictNJ73,14743.1%1,355
28Plainfield Public School DistrictNJ158,52215.8%1,346
29Burlington Township School DistrictNJ43,57237.2%1,329
30Vineland Public School DistrictNJ149,39214.1%1,328
31Rahway Public School DistrictNJ64,09032.4%1,326
32Bloomfield Township School DistrictNJ116,40020.3%1,297
33Neptune Township School DistrictNJ73,37438.2%1,289
34North Brunswick Township School DistrictNJ85,70520.4%1,165
35Montclair Public School DistrictNJ116,19317.6%1,092
36Teaneck School DistrictNJ83,63030.0%1,090
37Monroe Township Public School DistrictNJ65,70319.0%1,085
38Bridgeton City School DistrictNJ85,76418.5%1,064
39Cherry Hill School DistrictNJ1910,6539.8%1,043
40Sayreville School DistrictNJ96,21516.7%1,039
41Pleasantville Public School DistrictNJ63,61928.7%1,037
42Essex County Schools of TechnologyNJ32,18946.0%1,006
43Pennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictNJ104,89119.8%970
44Black Horse Pike Regional School DistrictNJ33,40528.1%956
45Hackensack School DistrictNJ65,37617.6%948
46Lindenwold Public School DistrictNJ53,11227.7%863
47Burlington City Public School DistrictNJ41,77948.5%862
48Phillipsburg School DistrictNJ53,87622.0%853
49Deptford Township Public School DistrictNJ84,09620.5%838
50Toms River Regional School DistrictNJ1814,3235.8%825

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