NJ Regional Day School - Newark

NJ Regional Day School - Newark is an all-grades campus of micro-enrollment scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, operated by Newark Public School District, serveing 123 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 934 students each, so NJ Regional Day School - Newark sits 87% below that benchmark.

NJ Regional Day School - Newark is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that instructs 41,502 students overall.

On demographics, NJ Regional Day School - Newark reports that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 46% Hispanic. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NJ Regional Day School - Newark has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting NJ Regional Day School - Newark tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which NJ Regional Day School - Newark is one.

Chancellor Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NJ Regional Day School - Newark.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NJ Regional Day School - Newark has shrank 8%, going from 134 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 46% across the same window.

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