Notable School Districts in New Jersey

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in New Jersey. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

Institutions in this guide

• Newark Public School District — Newark, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Elizabeth Public Schools — Elizabeth, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Jersey City Public Schools — Jersey City, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Paterson Public School District — Paterson, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Edison Township School District — Edison, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Trenton Public School District — Trenton, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Toms River Regional School District — Toms River, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Woodbridge Township School District — WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Union City School District — Union City, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Passaic City School District — Passaic, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Hamilton Township Public School District — Hamilton, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Clifton Public School District — Clifton, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Cherry Hill School District — Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Perth Amboy Public School District — Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Freehold Regional High School District — Englishtown, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Vineland Public School District — Vineland, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Bayonne School District — Bayonne, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Plainfield Public School District — Plainfield, New Jersey. Public school district.

• New Brunswick School District — New Brunswick, New Jersey. Public school district.

• East Orange School District — East Orange, New Jersey. Public school district.

• West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District — West Windsor, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Middletown Township Public School District — Middletown, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Brick Township Public School District — Brick, New Jersey. Public school district.

• East Brunswick Township School District — East Brunswick, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Old Bridge Township School District — Matawan, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District — Bridgewater, New Jersey. Public school district.

• West New York School District — West New York, New Jersey. Public school district.

• South Brunswick School District — Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Township of Union School District — Union, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Wayne Township Public School District — WAYNE, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Irvington Public School District — IRVINGTON, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Jackson Township School District — Jackson, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Egg Harbor Township School District — Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Piscataway Township School District — Piscataway, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Franklin Township Public School District — Somerset, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Hillsborough Township Public School District — Hillsborough, New Jersey. Public school district.

• North Bergen School District — North Bergen, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Washington Township School District — Sewell, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Camden City School District — Camden, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District — Parsippany, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Monroe Township School District — MONROE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey. Public school district.

• West Orange Public Schools — West Orange, New Jersey. Public school district.

• South Orange-Maplewood School District — Maplewood, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Gloucester Township Public Schools — Blackwood, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Lenape Regional High School District — Shamong, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Atlantic City School District — Atlantic City, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Sayreville School District — Sayreville, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Livingston Board of Education School District — Livingston, New Jersey. Public school district.

• North Star Academy Charter School — Newark, New Jersey. Public school district.

• Bloomfield Township School District — Bloomfield, New Jersey. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2023. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.