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ExplorePaterson Public School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3412690

Paterson Public School District

Paterson, NJ

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

24,291

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.9%

-1.6%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$26,794

+45.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.0:1

+12.9%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.5%vs. State

English Language Learners

15.9%

+2.6%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

26.1%

+128.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.9%

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