Total enrollment
11,448
-1,030 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Passaic City School District
New Jersey · 11,877 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Passaic City School District's 20 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 11,877 students (13 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Passaic City School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Passaic City School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #227 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,877 | #10 of 372 | #747 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #12 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #295 of 370 | #2,244 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.2% | #1 of 369 | #269 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #295 of 298 | #6,447 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 Passaic City School District
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 at 56.8% proficient to Passaic High School No. 12 at 5.5%, a gap of 51.4 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 9,967 to 7,379 students (down 26%) and from 695 to 593 full-time teachers (down 15%), 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 Passaic City School District
Passaic City School District is a thinly populated New Jersey school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 11,877.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Passaic City School District comprises 13 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 594 in this district, above the New Jersey typical of 540.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 12,478 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,448 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Passaic City School District gained 1 school, going from 16 to 17.
On this page, the community for Passaic City School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.