Total enrollment
10,621
+152 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Cherry Hill School District
New Jersey · 10,653 students · 1 city
For families inside Cherry Hill School District, public-school options total 19 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 10,653 (13 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Cherry Hill School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cherry Hill School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #87 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,653 | #12 of 372 | #857 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #8 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #332 of 370 | #2,970 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.6% | #209 of 369 | #7,175 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #57 of 298 | #699 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cherry Hill School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School at 78.0% proficient to Cherry Hill High School West at 32.5%, a gap of 45.5 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 10,912 to 10,621 students (down 3%) and from 766 to 818 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Cherry Hill School District
Across 19 schools, Cherry Hill School District enrolls about 10,653 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, Cherry Hill School District is made up of 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Cherry Hill School District has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 10,469 students to 10,621. Over that span, Cherry Hill School District shed 1 school, going from 19 to 18.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Cherry Hill School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.