Total enrollment
763
-179 (-19%) vs SY 2017-18
2 schools in Prospect Park
New Jersey · Public K-12
Across the city, Prospect Park hosts 2 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 763 New Jersey students (about 382 per campus).
7-year change in Prospect Park
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
+1 (+100%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
6%
was 9%
% Hispanic
74%
was 73%
% Black
11%
was 14%
% Asian
8%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Park Middle School | Middle | 07-08 | 143 |
| Prospect Park School No. 1 | Elementary | PK-06 | 620 |
About Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a compact New Jersey city in terms of public-school footprint, with 2 schools and 763 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city comprises 1 elementary, and 1 middle.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 382, below the state mean of about 540.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 763 students, shrank 19% from the 942 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 1 to 2 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the Asian share of enrollment grew from 3% to 8%.
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