Total enrollment
8,337
-835 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in New Brunswick School District
New Jersey · 8,337 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 schools in New Brunswick School District number 13, teaching approximately 8,337 New Jersey students (an average of 641 per school).
4-year change in New Brunswick School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How New Brunswick School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #228 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,337 | #22 of 372 | #1,128 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #23 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #124 of 370 | #767 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.3% | #4 of 369 | #673 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #294 of 298 | #6,282 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 New Brunswick School District
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Blanquita B. Valenti Community School at 23.7% proficient to Livingston Elementary School at 11.4%, a gap of 12.3 points. That is the 149th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 9,254 to 7,990 students (down 14%) and from 742 to 757 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick High School | New Brunswick | High | 09-12 | 2,443 |
| New Brunswick Middle School | New Brunswick | Middle | 06-08 | 829 |
| Blanquita B. Valenti Community School | New Brunswick | Elementary | KG-08 | 810 |
| A Chester Redshaw School | New Brunswick | Elementary | PK-05 | 678 |
| Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts | New Brunswick | Elementary | PK-08 | 624 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | New Brunswick | Elementary | KG-05 | 597 |
| Mckinley Community School | New Brunswick | Elementary | PK-08 | 524 |
| Lord Stirling Community School | New Brunswick | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | New Brunswick | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | New Brunswick | Elementary | PK-08 | 351 |
| Livingston Elementary School | New Brunswick | Elementary | KG-05 | 342 |
| Pathways Middle School | New Brunswick | Middle | 06-08 | 262 |
| New Brunswick Adult High School | New Brunswick | High | 09-12 | 85 |
About New Brunswick School District
Across 13 schools, New Brunswick School District hosts about 8,337 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a sparse district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, New Brunswick School District covers 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, New Brunswick School District runs about 641 students per school, 19% higher than the state mean of roughly 540.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,337 students, shrank 9% from the 9,172 reported in SY 2020-21. New Brunswick School District now counts 13 public schools, up from 12 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for New Brunswick School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.