Total enrollment
16,617
+140 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Edison Township School District
New Jersey · 16,617 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 schools in Edison Township School District number 19, teaching approximately 16,617 New Jersey students (an average of 875 per school).
4-year change in Edison Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Edison Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #70 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,617 | #5 of 372 | #492 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #11 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #355 of 370 | #3,987 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.7% | #179 of 369 | #6,650 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #157 of 298 | #2,246 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 Edison Township School District
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from James Madison Intermediate School at 76.0% proficient to Lindeneau Elementary School at 33.5%, a gap of 42.6 points. That is the 17th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 16,033 to 16,617 students (up 4%) and from 1,027 to 1,213 full-time teachers (up 18%), 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 Edison Township School District
As a low-population district in New Jersey, Edison Township School District hosts 16,617 students across 19 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Edison Township School District covers 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Edison Township School District is about 875, noticeably above the New Jersey average of roughly 540.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,617 students, remained close to its prior level from the 16,477 reported in SY 2020-21.
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