Student Enrollment Skyrocketing In Newark Public Schools, Board Says

NEWARK, NJ — Newark’s public schools are seeing a rise in student enrollment that is among the highest in the nation, administrators say.

Newark, which has the largest public school district in New Jersey, has been experiencing a “substantial” increase in student enrollment for the past five years, according to a Friday update from the Newark Board of Education.

More than 1,000 new students have been added to the district’s roster this year alone, administrators said.

“While public school enrollment has experienced a downward trend throughout the country, Newark Public Schools is distinguished by having the fifth-largest increase in enrollment among the nation’s largest public-school systems,” the board stated.

There are signs that the trend will continue next year, administrators added.

“Within hours of the Newark Enrolls application launch following the All Schools Fair on Nov. 4, nearly 2,500 applications were submitted,” the board reported. “This is higher than any other year following the window opening.”

The district currently enrolls more than 39,000 students in 63 schools.

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