Total enrollment
82,072
+702 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
Camden County
New Jersey · Public K-12
Across all districts in Camden County, public schools number 158 and enroll approximately 82,104 K-12 students (98 elementary, 24 middle, and 29 high).
7-year change in Camden County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
151
-13 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
36%
was 42%
% Hispanic
31%
was 25%
% Black
23%
was 24%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
527,257
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
158
45 districts
Enrollment
82,104
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$88,755
Below New Jersey avg
Free/reduced lunch
50.0%
Above New Jersey avg
Elementary
98
34,568 students
Middle
24
14,433 students
High
29
22,455 students
Combined / other
7
10,648 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Cherry Hill School District
10,653 students · 45 districts in Camden County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Camden County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
36.3%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
9.5%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.9%
civilian labor
Median age
39
22.7% under 18
Test scores in Camden County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 136 schools ranked. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
Cities in Camden County
Cherry Hill20 schoolsCamden17 schoolsPennsauken9 schoolsHaddonfield8 schoolsBlackwood7 schoolsCamden7 schoolsCollingswood6 schoolsSicklerville6 schoolsVoorhees6 schoolsHaddon Heights4 schoolsPine Hill4 schoolsRunnemede4 schoolsWestmont4 schoolsAudubon3 schoolsBellmawr3 schoolsLindenwold3 schoolsAtco2 schoolsAtco2 schoolsBerlin2 schoolsErial2 schoolsGloucester City2 schoolsLindenwold2 schoolsMount Ephraim2 schoolsOaklyn2 schoolsPennsauken2 schoolsSicklerville2 schoolsStratford2 schoolsWest Berlin2 schoolsAncora1 schoolAudubon Park1 schoolBarrington1 schoolBlackwoodlex1 schoolBlue Anchor1 schoolBrooklawn1 schoolChesilhurst1 schoolClementon1 schoolCollingswood1 schoolDelair1 schoolGibbsboro1 schoolGlendora1 schoolGloucester City1 schoolLaurel Springs1 schoolLawnside1 schoolMagnolia1 schoolMerchantville1 schoolOaklyn1 schoolSomerdale1 schoolSomerdale1 schoolWaterford1 schoolWest Collingswood1 schoolWoodlynne1 school
About Camden County
In New Jersey, Camden County is a large county of about 527,257 residents. 158 public schools across the county serves about 82,104 students between them.
In context, census numbers show the median household earns about $88,755 a year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the federal-poverty share is near 10%. That income level is 14% noticeably below the New Jersey median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Camden County is built around 98 elementary schools (34,568 students), 24 middle schools (14,433), 29 high schools (22,455), and 7 combined or other schools.
Cherry Hill School District is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 10,653 students across Camden County.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 82,072 students, remained close to its prior level from the 81,370 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 164 to 151 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 31% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Camden County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data