Total enrollment
8,933
-590 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in East Orange
New Jersey · Public K-12
East Orange, New Jersey has 22 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 9,062 students (an average of 412 per school).
4-year change in East Orange
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
-2 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
70,090
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
9,062
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
22
public K-12
About East Orange
East Orange, New Jersey is home to 22 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 9,062 students. By school count, it is a mid-sized city.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city is built around 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
Per-school enrollment runs near 412, lower than the state mean of about 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in East Orange has contracted 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,523 students to 8,933. Over that span, East Orange shed 2 schools, going from 22 to 20.
In the discussion threads here, the community for East Orange discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.