Total enrollment
13,549
+2,710 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in Trenton Public School District
New Jersey · 13,549 students · 2 cities
For a New Jersey district, Trenton Public School District runs a mid-sized public-school system: 25 schools and roughly 13,549 students (13 elementary, 9 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Trenton Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+8 (+47%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Trenton Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #243 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,549 | #8 of 372 | #639 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #5 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #358 of 370 | #4,194 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.6% | #21 of 369 | #1,326 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #218 of 298 | #3,451 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 Trenton Public School District
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from Gershom Mott Elementary School at 17.4% proficient to Trenton Central High School - Main Campus at 2.0%, a gap of 15.4 points. That is the 123rd widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 8,411 to 8,513 students (up 1%) and from 668 to 609 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 Trenton Public School District
Trenton Public School District is a thinly populated New Jersey school district running 25 schools with combined enrollment near 13,549.
On the school-mix side, Trenton Public School District consists of 13 elementary, 9 middle, and 3 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 25%: 10,839 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,549 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 17 to 25 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Trenton Public School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.