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New Jersey School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 584
Median expenditures $35.1M
25th–75th percentile $15.0M  –  $72.9M
Total spend $38.14B
  1. #1
    Newark CITY School System
    FY 2022 pop. 40,876
    Expenditures $1.51B
    Revenue $1.49B
  2. #2
    Jersey CITY School System
    FY 2022 pop. 27,134
    Expenditures $882.8M
    Revenue $1.03B
  3. #3
    Paterson Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 24,841
    Expenditures $793.7M
    Revenue $820.6M
  4. #4
    Elizabeth CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 28,019
    Expenditures $754.7M
    Revenue $764.6M
  5. #5
    Trenton School District
    FY 2022 pop. 15,017
    Expenditures $449.8M
    Revenue $457.0M
  6. #6
    Passaic CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 13,041
    Expenditures $448.5M
    Revenue $432.8M
  7. #7
    Perth Amboy SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,469
    Expenditures $440.4M
    Revenue $299.8M
  8. #8
    TOMS River Regional SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,651
    Expenditures $373.1M
    Revenue $327.9M
  9. #9
    Woodbridge TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 13,773
    Expenditures $366.4M
    Revenue $353.0M
  10. #10
    Edison Township School District
    FY 2022 pop. 16,268
    Expenditures $365.6M
    Revenue $368.5M
  11. #11
    Union CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 12,771
    Expenditures $354.0M
    Revenue $360.9M
  12. #12
    Lakewood Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,433
    Expenditures $325.1M
    Revenue $358.4M
  13. #13
    Camden CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,956
    Expenditures $323.3M
    Revenue $457.4M
  14. #14
    EAST Orange CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,179
    Expenditures $313.0M
    Revenue $313.4M
  15. #15
    Plainfield School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,891
    Expenditures $297.4M
    Revenue $315.2M
  16. #16
    NEW Brunswick CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,797
    Expenditures $284.1M
    Revenue $297.2M
  17. #17
    Clifton Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,490
    Expenditures $278.9M
    Revenue $272.4M
  18. #18
    Hamilton TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34021)
    FY 2022 pop. 11,816
    Expenditures $278.0M
    Revenue $282.7M
  19. #19
    Cherry HILL School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,716
    Expenditures $271.5M
    Revenue $278.6M
  20. #20
    WEST Windsor-plainsboro REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,109
    Expenditures $270.1M
    Revenue $246.2M
  21. #21
    Vineland School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,346
    Expenditures $259.8M
    Revenue $263.0M
  22. #22
    Freehold Regional HIGH SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,551
    Expenditures $240.2M
    Revenue $237.7M
  23. #23
    Middletown TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,150
    Expenditures $229.3M
    Revenue $231.2M
  24. #24
    Bayonne School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,942
    Expenditures $229.2M
    Revenue $239.8M
  25. #25
    Wayne TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,589
    Expenditures $226.6M
    Revenue $230.5M
  26. #26
    WEST Orange TOWN SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,677
    Expenditures $224.4M
    Revenue $234.5M
  27. #27
    Franklin TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34035)
    FY 2022 pop. 7,108
    Expenditures $222.6M
    Revenue $227.6M
  28. #28
    EAST Brunswick TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,103
    Expenditures $217.6M
    Revenue $229.1M
  29. #29
    Irvington Township Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,574
    Expenditures $215.5M
    Revenue $228.2M
  30. #30
    Atlantic CITY SCH District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,468
    Expenditures $214.0M
    Revenue $252.0M
  31. #31
    Bridgewater-raritan REG SCH DT
    FY 2022 pop. 8,173
    Expenditures $213.9M
    Revenue $224.4M
  32. #32
    South Orange-maplewood School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,819
    Expenditures $210.8M
    Revenue $187.5M
  33. #33
    EGG Harbor TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,410
    Expenditures $205.4M
    Revenue $213.1M
  34. #34
    Jackson TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,535
    Expenditures $199.4M
    Revenue $209.9M
  35. #35
    Parsippany TROY Hills School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,082
    Expenditures $198.2M
    Revenue $206.6M
  36. #36
    Brick TWP School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,409
    Expenditures $197.5M
    Revenue $208.8M
  37. #37
    OLD Bridge TWP Public Schs.
    FY 2022 pop. 8,041
    Expenditures $197.0M
    Revenue $197.5M
  38. #38
    Lenape Regional SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,717
    Expenditures $192.4M
    Revenue $206.9M
  39. #39
    Township OF Union Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,503
    Expenditures $192.1M
    Revenue $189.5M
  40. #40
    WEST NEW YORK TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,984
    Expenditures $191.9M
    Revenue $202.2M
  41. #41
    South Brunswick TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,071
    Expenditures $191.7M
    Revenue $197.3M
  42. #42
    Montclair Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,143
    Expenditures $191.4M
    Revenue $188.9M
  43. #43
    Washington TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34015)
    FY 2022 pop. 7,151
    Expenditures $183.3M
    Revenue $185.2M
  44. #44
    Hillsborough SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,243
    Expenditures $180.3M
    Revenue $170.6M
  45. #45
    Piscataway TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,128
    Expenditures $172.3M
    Revenue $175.2M
  46. #46
    North Bergen TWP School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,221
    Expenditures $168.2M
    Revenue $177.0M
  47. #47
    Hackensack School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,483
    Expenditures $164.5M
    Revenue $165.2M
  48. #48
    Monroe TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34023)
    FY 2022 pop. 6,886
    Expenditures $164.5M
    Revenue $171.0M
  49. #49
    North Brunswick TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,800
    Expenditures $161.4M
    Revenue $170.8M
  50. #50
    Linden CITY School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,064
    Expenditures $160.8M
    Revenue $180.0M
  51. #51
    Bridgeton CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,253
    Expenditures $159.6M
    Revenue $170.9M
  52. #52
    Livingston TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,176
    Expenditures $157.1M
    Revenue $165.9M
  53. #53
    Millville CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,107
    Expenditures $156.2M
    Revenue $138.8M
  54. #54
    Westfield TOWN SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,942
    Expenditures $155.7M
    Revenue $151.3M
  55. #55
    Morris SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,512
    Expenditures $155.7M
    Revenue $161.7M
  56. #56
    Orange CITY Township School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,787
    Expenditures $154.7M
    Revenue $163.9M
  57. #57
    LONG Branch CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,380
    Expenditures $154.6M
    Revenue $155.9M
  58. #58
    Sayreville BORO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,295
    Expenditures $151.2M
    Revenue $152.7M
  59. #59
    Bloomfield TOWN SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,191
    Expenditures $149.3M
    Revenue $156.3M
  60. #60
    Pennsauken TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,686
    Expenditures $146.4M
    Revenue $149.8M
  61. #61
    Gloucester TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,520
    Expenditures $146.4M
    Revenue $155.2M
  62. #62
    Teaneck TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,752
    Expenditures $144.2M
    Revenue $146.7M
  63. #63
    Garfield School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,672
    Expenditures $140.9M
    Revenue $140.8M
  64. #64
    Howell TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,409
    Expenditures $140.8M
    Revenue $145.7M
  65. #65
    Ridgewood TWP School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,619
    Expenditures $138.9M
    Revenue $149.3M
  66. #66
    Kearny TOWN School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,142
    Expenditures $138.4M
    Revenue $148.3M
  67. #67
    FAIR LAWN SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,384
    Expenditures $138.1M
    Revenue $148.1M
  68. #68
    Educational Services Commission OF NEW Jersey
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $136.3M
    Revenue $152.7M
  69. #69
    Bernards TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,735
    Expenditures $132.9M
    Revenue $139.9M
  70. #70
    Pemberton TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,443
    Expenditures $132.5M
    Revenue $139.2M
  71. #71
    EAST Windsor Regional School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,066
    Expenditures $132.2M
    Revenue $138.2M
  72. #72
    Princeton Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,759
    Expenditures $131.2M
    Revenue $130.9M
  73. #73
    Winslow TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,826
    Expenditures $127.7M
    Revenue $138.7M
  74. #74
    Millburn TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,796
    Expenditures $127.4M
    Revenue $133.0M
  75. #75
    Scotch Plains Fanwood REG School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,534
    Expenditures $126.7M
    Revenue $132.2M
  76. #76
    Monroe TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34015)
    FY 2022 pop. 5,701
    Expenditures $126.0M
    Revenue $135.2M
  77. #77
    Passaic County Vocational Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,434
    Expenditures $125.4M
    Revenue $135.1M
  78. #78
    Randolph TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,322
    Expenditures $123.0M
    Revenue $122.2M
  79. #79
    Mount Olive TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,583
    Expenditures $121.8M
    Revenue $127.7M
  80. #80
    Ewing TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,478
    Expenditures $120.1M
    Revenue $105.5M
  81. #81
    Paramus BORO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,659
    Expenditures $118.7M
    Revenue $125.8M
  82. #82
    Montgomery TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,570
    Expenditures $118.1M
    Revenue $126.3M
  83. #83
    Bergen County Special Services District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $117.8M
    Revenue $119.3M
  84. #84
    Belleville Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,754
    Expenditures $117.5M
    Revenue $117.6M
  85. #85
    Deptford TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,019
    Expenditures $117.4M
    Revenue $101.7M
  86. #86
    Marlboro TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,484
    Expenditures $114.6M
    Revenue $116.2M
  87. #87
    Pleasantville CITY School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,743
    Expenditures $112.7M
    Revenue $119.2M
  88. #88
    Hopewell Valley REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,451
    Expenditures $109.9M
    Revenue $113.0M
  89. #89
    Carteret Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,882
    Expenditures $109.9M
    Revenue $101.3M
  90. #90
    Neptune TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,534
    Expenditures $109.6M
    Revenue $109.7M
  91. #91
    Bergen County Vocational School
    FY 2022 pop. 2,449
    Expenditures $108.5M
    Revenue $107.4M
  92. #92
    Manalapan-englishtown REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,660
    Expenditures $106.2M
    Revenue $110.7M
  93. #93
    Rahway School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,109
    Expenditures $104.9M
    Revenue $107.6M
  94. #94
    Lawrence TWP SCH DIST (FIPS 34021)
    FY 2022 pop. 3,680
    Expenditures $103.3M
    Revenue $107.6M
  95. #95
    Montville TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,412
    Expenditures $103.3M
    Revenue $108.9M
  96. #96
    Matawan-aberdeen REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,801
    Expenditures $102.5M
    Revenue $101.9M
  97. #97
    Moorestown TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,868
    Expenditures $101.7M
    Revenue $107.7M
  98. #98
    Roxbury TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,434
    Expenditures $101.6M
    Revenue $101.3M
  99. #99
    Township OF Ocean School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,290
    Expenditures $101.3M
    Revenue $107.1M
  100. #100
    Evesham TWP SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,384
    Expenditures $100.7M
    Revenue $104.2M