Total enrollment
4,261
-94 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Pemberton Township School District
New Jersey · 4,261 students · 5 cities
In New Jersey's Pemberton Township School District, public K-12 schools total 9 and serve approximately 4,261 students (an average of 473 per school).
4-year change in Pemberton Township School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pemberton Township School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #212 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,261 | #80 of 372 | #2,278 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #56 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #239 of 370 | #1,635 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 49.8% | #102 of 369 | #4,207 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #37 of 298 | #452 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 Pemberton Township School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Fort Dix Elementary School at 42.1% proficient to Pemberton Township High School at 18.9%, a gap of 23.2 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,527 to 3,097 students (down 12%) and from 368 to 270 full-time teachers (down 27%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton Township High School | Pemberton | High | 09-12 | 972 |
| Denbo Crichton School | Browns Mills | Elementary | KG-05 | 855 |
| Helen A. Fort Middle School | Pemberton | Middle | 07-08 | 584 |
| Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center | Pemberton | Elementary | PK-PK | 447 |
| Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School | Pemberton | Middle | 06-06 | 309 |
| Fort Dix Elementary School | Fort Dix | Elementary | PK-05 | 296 |
| Samuel T. Busansky School | Pemberton | Elementary | 03-05 | 283 |
| Howard L. Emmons | Pemberton | Elementary | KG-02 | 273 |
| Joseph S. Stackhouse School | Browns Mills | Elementary | KG-02 | 242 |
About Pemberton Township School District
Across 9 schools, Pemberton Township School District educates about 4,261 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Pemberton Township School District is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Pemberton Township School District runs about 473 students per school, 12% lower than the state mean of roughly 540.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,261 students, held roughly steady from the 4,355 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Pemberton 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.