Total enrollment
7,376
-295 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Jackson Township School District
New Jersey · 7,627 students · 1 city
For a New Jersey district, Jackson Township School District runs a compact public-school system: 10 schools and roughly 7,627 students (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Jackson Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jackson Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #170 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,627 | #29 of 372 | #1,247 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #42 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #314 of 370 | #2,555 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.1% | #113 of 369 | #4,582 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #122 of 298 | #1,642 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 Jackson Township School District
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Elms Elementary School at 43.5% proficient to Jackson Liberty High School at 26.1%, a gap of 17.4 points. That is the 99th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 8,006 to 7,376 students (down 8%) and from 641 to 580 full-time teachers (down 10%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Memorial High School | Jackson | High | 09-12 | 1,577 |
| Jackson Liberty High School | Jackson | High | 09-12 | 1,012 |
| Carl W. Goetz Middle School | Jackson | Middle | 06-08 | 978 |
| Switlik Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 758 |
| Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 718 |
| Elms Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 705 |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School | Jackson | Middle | 06-08 | 665 |
| Lucy N. Holman Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 547 |
| Howard C. Johnson Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 |
| Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School | Jackson | Elementary | PK-05 | 251 |
About Jackson Township School District
Jackson Township School District is a compact New Jersey school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 7,627.
For a sense of the school types, Jackson Township School District comprises 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Jackson Township School District runs about 763 students per school, 41% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 540.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 7,671 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,376 in SY 2024-25. Jackson Township School District now counts 9 public schools, down from 10 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Jackson Township School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.