Total enrollment
7,346
+600 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Egg Harbor Township School District
New Jersey · 7,346 students · 2 cities
7 public K-12 schools operate under Egg Harbor Township School District in New Jersey, teaching roughly 7,346 students (4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Egg Harbor Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Egg Harbor Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #169 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,346 | #33 of 372 | #1,285 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #86 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #236 of 370 | #1,594 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.3% | #98 of 369 | #3,977 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #16 of 298 | #213 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 Egg Harbor Township School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Swift-Slaybaugh Complex at 40.3% proficient to Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School at 25.6%, a gap of 14.7 points. That is the 125th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 6,940 to 7,088 students (up 2%) and from 538 to 608 full-time teachers (up 13%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor Township High School | Egg Harbor Township | High | 09-12 | 2,279 |
| Swift-Slaybaugh Complex | Egg Harbor Township | Elementary | PK-03 | 1,422 |
| Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School | Egg Harbor Township | Elementary | 04-05 | 980 |
| Alder Avenue Middle School | Egg Harbor Township | Middle | 06-08 | 919 |
| Fernwood Avenue Middle School | Egg Harbor Township | Middle | 06-08 | 811 |
| Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School | Egg Harbor Township | Elementary | KG-03 | 677 |
| Bargaintown Preschool | Egg Harbor Township | Elementary | PK-PK | 258 |
About Egg Harbor Township School District
Egg Harbor Township School District is a rural-scale public-school district in New Jersey. The district oversees 7 schools and hosts approximately 7,346 students.
For a sense of the school types, Egg Harbor Township School District is made up of 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Egg Harbor Township School District runs about 1,049 students per school, 94% above the state mean of roughly 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Egg Harbor Township School District has climbed 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 6,746 students to 7,346. Egg Harbor Township School District now counts 7 public schools, up from 6 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Egg Harbor Township School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.