Total enrollment
10,325
+550 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
14 schools in Bayonne
New Jersey · Public K-12
Bayonne runs 14 public K-12 schools inside New Jersey, with combined enrollment near 10,325 (11 elementary and 3 high).
7-year change in Bayonne
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
41%
was 42%
% Hispanic
31%
was 38%
% Black
15%
was 9%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
71,553
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
10,325
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
14
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne Academy | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Bayonne Alternative High School | High | 09-12 | 109 |
| Bayonne High School | High | 09-12 | 2,830 |
| Henry E. Harris Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 657 |
| Horace Mann Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 712 |
| John M. Bailey Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 640 |
| Lincoln Community School #5 | Elementary | PK-08 | 497 |
| Mary J Donohoe Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 501 |
| Nicholas Oresko Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 388 |
| Philip G. Vroom Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 433 |
| Walter F. Robinson Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 924 |
| Washington Community School #9 | Elementary | PK-08 | 691 |
| William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,203 |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School | Elementary | PK-08 | 740 |
About Bayonne
Across Bayonne, New Jersey, 14 public schools serves about 10,325 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city consists of 11 elementary, and 3 high.
Average school size in Bayonne is around 738 students, 37% meaningfully above the New Jersey average of about 540.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment grew 6%: 9,775 students in SY 2017-18 versus 10,325 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Bayonne gained 1 school, going from 12 to 13. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 31%.
On this page, the community for Bayonne discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.