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ExploreCarteret Public School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3402820

Carteret Public School District

Carteret, NJ

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

4,015

+0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

83.8%

-4.0%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$22,978

+24.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.5:1

+0.8%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.5%vs. State

English Language Learners

19.8%

+27.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

16.0%

+40.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.0%

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