Total enrollment
24,151
-1,345 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools
New Jersey · 24,151 students · 2 cities
Across 39 public schools, Jersey City Public Schools (New Jersey) serves approximately 24,151 K-12 students across 26 elementary, 4 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in Jersey City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
39
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jersey City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #162 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,151 | #3 of 372 | #302 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 39 | #3 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #237 of 370 | #1,610 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.4% | #52 of 369 | #2,142 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #8 of 298 | #121 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 Jersey City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 38 scored schools run from Infinity Institute at 93.5% proficient to Ezra L. Nolan School at 6.0%, a gap of 87.5 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 38 district schools that reported both years went from 26,754 to 23,850 students (down 11%) and from 2,162 to 2,061 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 Jersey City Public Schools
As a medium-population district in New Jersey, Jersey City Public Schools educates 24,151 students across 39 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Jersey City Public Schools consists of 26 elementary, 4 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 619 in this district, above the New Jersey typical of 540.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 25,496 students in SY 2020-21 versus 24,151 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Jersey City Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.