Total enrollment
86,216
-2,147 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
Hudson County
New Jersey · Public K-12
Hudson County runs 130 public K-12 schools inside New Jersey, with the county population around 718,323. The mix is 88 elementary, 13 middle, and 25 high.
7-year change in Hudson County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
129
+2 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 17%
% Hispanic
57%
was 58%
% Black
12%
was 13%
% Asian
10%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
718,323
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
130
28 districts
Enrollment
86,216
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$91,795
Below New Jersey avg
Free/reduced lunch
67.8%
Above New Jersey avg
Elementary
88
50,748 students
Middle
13
7,672 students
High
25
24,585 students
Combined / other
4
3,211 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Jersey City Public Schools
24,151 students · 28 districts in Hudson County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Hudson 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+
48.9%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
11.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.0%
civilian labor
Median age
36
19.8% under 18
Test scores in Hudson County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 121 schools ranked. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Infinity Institute· 100.0%
- Dr Ronald McNair High School· 99.4%
- Jose Marti STEM Academy· 97.7%
- Sara M. Gilmore Academy· 96.3%
- High Tech High School· 94.5%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Polk Street School· 0.9%
- Whitney M. Young Jr. School· 11.6%
- Martin Center for the Arts· 13.7%
- Ezra L. Nolan School· 14.0%
- Ollie Culbreth Jr. School· 15.6%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union City High School | Union City | High | 09-12 | 3,147 | · |
| Bayonne High School | Bayonne | High | 09-12 | 2,830 | · |
| Memorial High School | West New York | High | 09-12 | 2,345 | · |
| North Bergen High School | N Bergen | High | 08-12 | 2,328 | · |
| Kearny High School | Kearny | High | 09-12 | 1,825 | · |
| William L Dickinson High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 1,786 | · |
| BelovED Community Charter School | Jersey City | Combined | KG-12 | 1,573 | · |
| James J Ferris High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 1,364 | · |
| Empowerment Academy Charter School | Jersey City | Combined | KG-10 | 1,272 | · |
| William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,203 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | North Bergen | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,193 | · |
| West New York Middle School | West New York | Middle | 07-08 | 1,087 | · |
| Cornelia F. Bradford School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,082 | · |
| Emerson Middle School | Union City | Middle | 06-08 | 999 | · |
| Robert Waters Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | PK-06 | 983 | · |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | North Bergen | Elementary | 01-08 | 978 | · |
| Anna L. Klein | Guttenberg | Elementary | PK-08 | 977 | · |
| Franklin Elementary School | Kearny | Elementary | PK-06 | 950 | · |
| Robert Fulton Elementary School | North Bergen | Elementary | 01-08 | 938 | · |
| Joseph H. Brensinger School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 926 | · |
| Walter F. Robinson Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 924 | · |
| Christa McAuliffe School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 906 | · |
| Franklin L. Williams School | Jersey City | Middle | 06-08 | 906 | · |
| County Prep High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 892 | · |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | PK-06 | 871 | · |
| Union Hill Middle School | Union City | Middle | 07-08 | 865 | · |
| Hudson Arts and Science Charter School | Kearny | Elementary | KG-08 | 848 | · |
| Mahatma K. Gandhi School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 821 | · |
| Harrison High School | Harrison | High | 09-12 | 795 | · |
| Rafael Cordero y Molina | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 794 | · |
| High Tech High School | Secaucus | High | 09-12 | 790 | · |
| George Washington Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | KG-06 | 776 | · |
| Lincoln High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 767 | · |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | PK-06 | 767 | · |
| Lincoln Middle School | Kearny | Middle | 07-08 | 763 | · |
| Public School Number One | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 758 | · |
| Middle School # 4 | Jersey City | Middle | 06-08 | 755 | · |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 752 | · |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 740 | · |
| Henry Snyder High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 729 | · |
| Dr Ronald McNair High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 716 | · |
| Horace Mann Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 712 | · |
| Colin Powell Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | KG-05 | 692 | · |
| Washington Community School #9 | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 691 | · |
| Charles E. Trefurt School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 668 | · |
| Jersey City Golden Door Charter School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 662 | · |
| Henry E. Harris Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 657 | · |
| Hoboken High School | Hoboken | High | 09-12 | 652 | · |
| Dr. Michael Conti School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 651 | · |
| Wallace Elementary School | Hoboken | Elementary | PK-05 | 649 | · |
| James F. Murray School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 642 | · |
| John M. Bailey Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 640 | · |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 638 | · |
| Learning Community Charter School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 634 | · |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School | Hoboken | Elementary | KG-05 | 632 | · |
| Alfred Zampella School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 629 | · |
| Jose Marti STEM Academy | Union City | High | 09-12 | 625 | · |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 623 | · |
| Public School Number Two | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 621 | · |
| Jotham W. Wakeman School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 617 | · |
| Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 613 | · |
| Secaucus High School | Secaucus | High | 09-12 | 612 | · |
| Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 607 | · |
| Frank R Conwell School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 605 | · |
| Weehawken High School | Weehawken | High | 07-12 | 604 | · |
| Harry L Bain | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 599 | · |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 586 | · |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | N Bergen | Elementary | 01-08 | 576 | · |
| Public School Number Five | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 570 | · |
| Huber Street School | Secaucus | Elementary | PK-05 | 563 | · |
| Jersey City Community Charter School | Jersey City | Elementary | KG-08 | 561 | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Kearny | Elementary | PK-06 | 557 | · |
| Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 539 | · |
| Albio Sires Elementary School | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 518 | · |
| Franklin Elementary School | N Bergen | Elementary | 01-08 | 509 | · |
| Public School Number Three | West New York | Elementary | KG-06 | 506 | · |
| Veterans' Memorial Elementary School | Union City | Elementary | PK-05 | 502 | · |
| Mary J Donohoe Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 501 | · |
| Lincoln Community School #5 | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 497 | · |
| Nicolaus Copernicus School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 497 | · |
| Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus | Middle | 06-08 | 478 | · |
| Clarendon School | Secaucus | Elementary | KG-05 | 475 | · |
| Washington Middle School | Harrison | Middle | 06-08 | 466 | · |
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School | Hoboken | Elementary | KG-08 | 441 | · |
| Hoboken Middle School | Hoboken | Middle | 06-08 | 438 | · |
| Schuyler Elementary School | Kearny | Elementary | PK-06 | 437 | · |
| Julia A. Barnes School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 | · |
| Philip G. Vroom Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 433 | · |
| University Academy Charter High School | Jersey City | High | 09-12 | 429 | · |
| Garfield Elementary School | Kearny | Elementary | PK-06 | 428 | · |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Kearny | Elementary | PK-06 | 428 | · |
| President Barack Obama Elementary School | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 425 | · |
| Jersey City Global Charter School | Jersey City | Elementary | KG-08 | 423 | · |
| Academy I | Jersey City | Middle | 06-08 | 415 | · |
| Daniel Webster School | Weehawken | Elementary | PK-02 | 406 | · |
| Sara M. Gilmore Academy | Union City | Elementary | 01-08 | 400 | · |
| Early Childhood School | West New York | Elementary | PK-PK | 395 | · |
| Nicholas Oresko Community School | Bayonne | Elementary | PK-08 | 388 | · |
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School | Jersey City | Elementary | KG-08 | 383 | · |
| Martin Center for the Arts | Jersey City | Elementary | PK-08 | 359 | · |
Cities in Hudson County
Jersey City44 schoolsBayonne12 schoolsUnion City11 schoolsJersey City9 schoolsWest New York9 schoolsHoboken7 schoolsKearny7 schoolsHarrison4 schoolsNorth Bergen4 schoolsSecaucus4 schoolsN Bergen3 schoolsUnion City3 schoolsWeehawken3 schoolsBayonne2 schoolsSecaucus2 schoolsE Newark1 schoolGuttenberg1 schoolHarrison1 schoolHoboken1 schoolKearny1 schoolNorth Bergen1 school
About Hudson County
Hudson County is a sizable county of about 718,323 residents in New Jersey. Its public-school system enrolls approximately 86,216 students across 130 schools.
Zooming out, census numbers show median household income runs near $91,795, about 49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 11%. That income level is 11% meaningfully below the New Jersey median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Hudson County spans 88 elementary schools (50,748 students), 13 middle schools (7,672), 25 high schools (24,585), and 4 combined or other schools.
Jersey City Public Schools dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 24,151 students on its own.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Hudson County has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 88,363 students to 86,216. The school count climbed from 127 to 129 across the same 7-year window.
On this page, the community for Hudson County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.
Frequently asked questions
Hudson County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data