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ExploreJersey City Public Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3407830

Jersey City Public Schools

Jersey City, NJ

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

25,951

+0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.6%

-8.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$9,964

-46.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

-2.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.5%vs. State

English Language Learners

30.6%

+97.4%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

24.0%

+110.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.1%

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