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List of school districts in New Jersey

See also: List of high schools in New Jersey and List of charter schools in New Jersey

The following list of school districts in New Jersey distinguishes between regional, consolidated and countywide districts and those serving single municipalities. Districts are grouped by county.

Most New Jersey school districts are Type 2 school districts, counted as independent governmental agencies by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Type 1 school districts, which include school districts dependent on municipal governments, are not counted as independent governments by the Census Bureau. New Jersey also has several county vocational school districts and special services school districts, as well as three state-operated school districts, also not counted by the Census Bureau as independent governments.[1]

In 2022, due to New Jersey law allowing for hyperlocal governance of education, the state had over 600 school districts, a high number in comparison to states which have county-based school districts. In 2022 the state passed a law encouraging merging of school districts.[2]

There are some non-operating school districts, which are those districts that never operated any school facilities and where all students have attended school in other districts as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3] 13 of those districts were abolished in 2009.[4] Other districts remained in place after political resistance, based on a desire to avoid increased taxation. The state government instead allowed tax rates in the remaining districts to increase.[3] As of 2019 16 non-operating districts remain in existence.[5]

Atlantic County

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Bergen County

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Burlington County

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The U.S. Census Bureau lists "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" in Burlington County as having its own school district.[6] Students attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following in their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District (PK-6), Northern Burlington County Regional School District (7-12), and Pemberton Township School District (K-12).[7]

Camden County

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Cape May County

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Cumberland County

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Essex County

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Gloucester County

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Hudson County

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Hunterdon County

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Mercer County

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Middlesex County

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Monmouth County

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Morris County

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Ocean County

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Passaic County

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Salem County

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Somerset County

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Sussex County

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See also: List of schools and school districts in Sussex County, New Jersey

Union County

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Warren County

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Former districts

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Former non-operating school districts closed in 2009:[4]

Former non-operating district closed in 2010: Teterboro[10]

Elmer School District became a non-operating school district in 2010,[11] and disestablished completely in 2017.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "New Jersey" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Should some N.J. school districts merge? The state is offering money to find out". NJ.com. January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Greenblatt, Alan (March 24, 2010). "New Jersey's 'Non-Operating' School Districts". Governing. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 1, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Non-operating School Districts in New Jersey for 2018-19" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burlington County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - Text list
  7. ^ "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Education". Military One Source. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - This is a .mil site.
  8. ^ Degener, Richard (March 27, 2013). "No students to support in Cape May Point school budget". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Sea Isle City Board of Education (October 27, 2013). "Sea Isle City Board of Education Reflects on School Closure". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2021. Although the closure was ordered effective June 30, 2012, that decision by the State Board of Education was[...]
  10. ^ Graham, Aaron R. (March 15, 2010). "Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization". p. 5/7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Webcitation.
  11. ^ "BOARD OF EDUCATION ELMER BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF SALEM AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS-FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017" (PDF). p. 5 (PDF p. 7/17).
  12. ^ "Education". Elmer Borough. Retrieved June 24, 2024. As of July 31, 2017, there is no longer an Elmer Board of Education.
  13. ^ Gallo, Bill Jr. (August 3, 2017). "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'". Nj.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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