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How Much Does It Cost To Educate Each NJ Student? New Figures Released

Now you can know how much money is being spent to send your kid to school this year.​

Now you can know how much money is being spent to send your kid to school this year.

The N.J. Department of Education has released a 2017 "Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending in New Jersey" detailing how much each district has spent per pupil enrolled in the public school system.

While per-pupil costs are increasing, the disparity in costs between each school district is quite big. Avalon pays more than $60,000 per student in its district, while Vineland pays barely $11,000 (see list below).

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These costs include: transportation, special revenues, pension and benefits paid by the state, facilities (including debt service), equipment, total food services, judgments against the school district and tuition/costs for students sent out of district (except payments to charter schools), according to state officials.

School spending per pupil for 2015-2016 was $14,939, a 2 percent increase over the year before. The data also counts the overall costs to districts, including pensions and transportation costs that are unique to each district and many of which borne by the state, according to NJ Spotlight.

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See a map of school districts and how much was spent per pupil during the 2015-15 school year below.

Here is the list of school districts and how much they paid for each student, on average, in the most recent budget information available, ranked highest to lowest:

  1. BERGEN CO SPECIAL SERVICE BERGEN $97,424
  2. MERCER CO SPECIAL SERVICE MERCER $69,185
  3. BURLINGTON CO SPEC SERV BURLINGTON 65329
  4. AVALON BORO CAPE MAY 60129
  5. ATLANTIC CO SPECIAL SERV ATLANTIC 60051
  6. CAPE MAY CO SPECIAL SERV CAPE MAY 55841
  7. GLOUCESTER CO SPEC SERV GLOUCESTER 52862
  8. WARREN CO SPECIAL SERVICE WARREN 52471
  9. SALEM CO SPECIAL SERVICE SALEM 45967
  10. STONE HARBOR BORO CAPE MAY 38451
  11. GREATER BRUNSWICK CS MIDDLESEX 35981
  12. ASBURY PARK CITY MONMOUTH 35636
  13. BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL BERGEN 35568
  14. BEACH HAVEN BORO OCEAN 33533
  15. CARLSTADT-EAST RUTHERFORD BERGEN 33000
  16. LONG BEACH ISLAND OCEAN 32913
  17. MARGATE CITY ATLANTIC 32129
  18. SOMERSET CO VOCATIONAL SOMERSET 31485
  19. KEANSBURG BORO MONMOUTH 31436
  20. HENRY HUDSON REGIONAL MONMOUTH 31378
  21. ALPINE BORO BERGEN 30765
  22. CUMBERLAND CO VOCATIONAL CUMBERLAND 30310
  23. LAKELAND REGIONAL PASSAIC 29531
  24. CAMDEN CITY CAMDEN 29455
  25. NORTH WILDWOOD CITY CAPE MAY 29411
  26. MONMOUTH REGIONAL MONMOUTH 29229
  27. SHORE REGIONAL MONMOUTH 28920
  28. MERCER COUNTY VOCATIONAL MERCER 28522
  29. HAMPTON BORO HUNTERDON 28411
  30. MONTAGUE TWP SUSSEX 28407
  31. HOBOKEN CITY HUDSON 28217
  32. BURLINGTON CITY BURLINGTON 28165
  33. NEW HORIZONS COMM. CS ESSEX 27701
  34. EAST ORANGE ESSEX 27699
  35. COLTS NECK TWP MONMOUTH 27571
  36. FRANKLIN LAKES BORO BERGEN 27484
  37. SPRING LAKE BORO MONMOUTH 27298
  38. MENDHAM TWP MORRIS 27205
  39. NEW HANOVER TWP BURLINGTON 27189
  40. HARDING TOWNSHIP MORRIS 26988
  41. HUDSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL HUDSON 26915
  42. BETHLEHEM TWP HUNTERDON 26831
  43. HIGH POINT REGIONAL SUSSEX 26737
  44. WILDWOOD CREST BORO CAPE MAY 26627
  45. TEANECK TWP BERGEN 26486
  46. LAKEWOOD TWP OCEAN 26477
  47. CALIFON BORO HUNTERDON 26452
  48. MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL MORRIS 26415
  49. MOUNTAIN LAKES BORO MORRIS 26265
  50. BRIGANTINE CITY ATLANTIC 26176
  51. PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL BERGEN 26143
  52. RED BANK REGIONAL MONMOUTH 26120
  53. DEAL BORO MONMOUTH 26080
  54. NEPTUNE TWP MONMOUTH 25920
  55. PRINCETON MERCER 25902
  56. PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL PASSAIC 25892
  57. SOUTH HACKENSACK TWP BERGEN 25830
  58. TEWKSBURY TWP HUNTERDON 25779
  59. WILDWOOD CITY CAPE MAY 25707
  60. MILFORD BORO HUNTERDON 25643
  61. UNION TWP HUNTERDON 25491
  62. WARREN TWP SOMERSET 25447
  63. WARREN COUNTY VOCATIONAL WARREN 25393
  64. DENNIS TWP CAPE MAY 25388
  65. DELAWARE TWP HUNTERDON 25293
  66. HOPATCONG SUSSEX 25238
  67. BASS RIVER TWP BURLINGTON 25164
  68. GLOUCESTER CITY CAMDEN 25148
  69. NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG BERGEN 24994
  70. LONG BRANCH CITY MONMOUTH 24875
  71. NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL BERGEN 24798
  72. PARK RIDGE BORO BERGEN 24792
  73. FRANKLIN TWP WARREN 24792
  74. HAMBURG BORO SUSSEX 24690
  75. LENAPE REGIONAL BURLINGTON 24656
  76. CRANBURY TWP MIDDLESEX 24645
  77. SALEM CITY SALEM 24627
  78. EAST AMWELL TWP HUNTERDON 24624
  79. SOUTH-HUNTERDON HUNTERDON 24604
  80. HARRISON TOWN HUDSON 24587
  81. MAINLAND REGIONAL ATLANTIC 24558
  82. HANOVER PARK REGIONAL MORRIS 24551
  83. RAMAPO-INDIAN HILL REG BERGEN 24515
  84. WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL SUSSEX 24457
  85. ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC 24409
  86. EGG HARBOR CITY ATLANTIC 24392
  87. SUSSEX-WANTAGE REGIONAL SUSSEX 24382
  88. PLEASANTVILLE CITY ATLANTIC 24372
  89. RIDGEFIELD BORO BERGEN 24369
  90. HAMPTON TWP SUSSEX 24321
  91. LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK SALEM 24237
  92. NORTH HANOVER TWP BURLINGTON 24234
  93. CAPE MAY CO VOCATIONAL CAPE MAY 24177
  94. WEST ORANGE TOWN ESSEX 24156
  95. GATEWAY REGIONAL GLOUCESTER 24156
  96. LAFAYETTE TWP SUSSEX 24150
  97. ESSEX FELLS BORO ESSEX 24148
  98. WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX 24146
  99. ENGLEWOOD CITY BERGEN 24128
  100. PEMBERTON TWP BURLINGTON 24049
  101. LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL CAPE MAY 24030
  102. BEDMINSTER TWP SOMERSET 24011
  103. HIGHLANDS BORO MONMOUTH 24010
  104. SEA GIRT BORO MONMOUTH 23975
  105. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL MERCER 23961
  106. GREATER EGG HARBOR REG ATLANTIC 23923
  107. VENTNOR CITY ATLANTIC 23880
  108. GREENWICH TWP CUMBERLAND 23843
  109. ANDOVER REG SUSSEX 23832
  110. VERNON TWP SUSSEX 23818
  111. PINELANDS REGIONAL OCEAN 23759
  112. FRANKLIN TWP HUNTERDON 23717
  113. HAWORTH BORO BERGEN 23662
  114. DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL HUNTERDON 23581
  115. MIDLAND PARK BORO BERGEN 23568
  116. PARAMUS BORO BERGEN 23541
  117. BURLINGTON CO VOCATIONAL BURLINGTON 23534
  118. GREENWICH TWP GLOUCESTER 23508
  119. IRVINGTON TOWNSHIP ESSEX 23458
  120. BUENA REGIONAL ATLANTIC 23435
  121. LAVALLETTE BORO OCEAN 23351
  122. SPRINGFIELD TWP BURLINGTON 23340
  123. PASSAIC CO MANCHESTER REG PASSAIC 23340
  124. PASSAIC CITY PASSAIC 23336
  125. TRENTON CITY MERCER 23326
  126. ALEXANDRIA TWP HUNTERDON 23299
  127. WINSLOW TWP CAMDEN 23290
  128. KIPP COOPER NORCROSS CAMDEN 23163
  129. ROSELAND BORO ESSEX 23146
  130. WOODBINE BORO CAPE MAY 23099
  131. WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO BERGEN 23083
  132. CARLSTADT BORO BERGEN 23064
  133. PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL PASSAIC 23055
  134. KINGWOOD TWP HUNTERDON 22991
  135. CLINTON TWP HUNTERDON 22981
  136. CAMDEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL CAMDEN 22956
  137. OCEAN GATE BORO OCEAN 22949
  138. OCEAN TWP MONMOUTH 22945
  139. PHILLIPSBURG TOWN WARREN 22925
  140. SANDYSTON-WALPACK TWP SUSSEX 22863
  141. SADDLE RIVER BORO BERGEN 22849
  142. NEW BRUNSWICK CITY MIDDLESEX 22828
  143. UNION CITY HUDSON 22782
  144. HIGH BRIDGE BORO HUNTERDON 22780
  145. DEMAREST BORO BERGEN 22766
  146. BOONTON TOWN MORRIS 22762
  147. KITTATINNY REGIONAL SUSSEX 22756
  148. JERSEY CITY HUDSON 22751
  149. NEWARK CITY ESSEX 22735
  150. ESSEX CO VOC-TECH ESSEX 22690
  151. MAHWAH TWP BERGEN 22657
  152. EAST HANOVER TWP MORRIS 22628
  153. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BORO BERGEN 22608
  154. CHESTER TWP MORRIS 22607
  155. WEST MILFORD TWP PASSAIC 22599
  156. KNOWLTON TWP WARREN 22544
  157. FRANKFORD TWP SUSSEX 22527
  158. HOLMDEL TWP MONMOUTH 22452
  159. PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TWP MORRIS 22430
  160. MOUNT ARLINGTON BORO MORRIS 22427
  161. CITY OF ORANGE TWP ESSEX 22422
  162. MARIA L. VARISCO-ROGERS ESSEX 22376
  163. SEASIDE HEIGHTS BORO OCEAN 22373
  164. WEST CAPE MAY BORO CAPE MAY 22360
  165. FRENCHTOWN BORO HUNTERDON 22358
  166. DELSEA REGIONAL H.S DIST. GLOUCESTER 22343
  167. MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS 22339
  168. ROCKAWAY TWP MORRIS 22326
  169. WHITE TWP WARREN 22323
  170. MILLSTONE TWP MONMOUTH 22294
  171. CAMDEN PREP CAMDEN 22258
  172. SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET 22255
  173. MONMOUTH BEACH BORO MONMOUTH 22250
  174. GARFIELD CITY BERGEN 22234
  175. NEWARK EDUCATORS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOO ESSEX 22188
  176. EWING TWP MERCER 22148
  177. OAKLAND BORO BERGEN 22141
  178. SOUTHERN REGIONAL OCEAN 22139
  179. MIDDLESEX CO VOCATIONAL MIDDLESEX 22136
  180. PERTH AMBOY CITY MIDDLESEX 22082
  181. ROOSEVELT BORO MONMOUTH 22078
  182. LONG HILL TWP MORRIS 22035
  183. WATCHUNG BORO SOMERSET 22034
  184. ELSINBORO TWP SALEM 22022
  185. SPARTA TWP SUSSEX 22017
  186. POINT PLEASANT BEACH OCEAN 21957
  187. BLOOMINGDALE BORO PASSAIC 21938
  188. EAST RUTHERFORD BORO BERGEN 21912
  189. BAY HEAD BORO OCEAN 21833
  190. KINNELON BORO MORRIS 21832
  191. OCEAN CITY CAPE MAY 21830
  192. RAMSEY BORO BERGEN 21800
  193. PATERSON CITY PASSAIC 21766
  194. MOONACHIE BORO BERGEN 21756
  195. WALL TWP MONMOUTH 21751
  196. AVON BORO MONMOUTH 21734
  197. MENDHAM BORO MORRIS 21731
  198. LEBANON BORO HUNTERDON 21696
  199. HARRINGTON PARK BORO BERGEN 21686
  200. ROXBURY TWP MORRIS 21670
  201. HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG HUNTERDON 21661
  202. WILLINGBORO TWP BURLINGTON 21630
  203. EATONTOWN BORO MONMOUTH 21614
  204. WEYMOUTH TWP ATLANTIC 21609
  205. BEVERLY CITY BURLINGTON 21600
  206. HIGHLAND PARK BORO MIDDLESEX 21565
  207. WASHINGTON TWP MORRIS 21562
  208. FREEHOLD TWP MONMOUTH 21558
  209. PLUMSTED TWP OCEAN 21507
  210. WOODBURY CITY GLOUCESTER 21500
  211. SOUTHAMPTON TWP BURLINGTON 21483
  212. WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET 21483
  213. RINGWOOD BORO PASSAIC 21479
  214. GLEN ROCK BORO BERGEN 21443
  215. FRANKLIN TWP SOMERSET 21439
  216. RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REG MONMOUTH 21436
  217. WEST MORRIS REGIONAL MORRIS 21436
  218. MOUNT OLIVE TWP MORRIS 21430
  219. WASHINGTON TWP GLOUCESTER 21429
  220. FREDON TWP SUSSEX 21391
  221. ELIZABETH CITY UNION 21387
  222. BUTLER BORO MORRIS 21357
  223. STILLWATER TWP SUSSEX 21311
  224. WARREN HILLS REGIONAL WARREN 21303
  225. RIVER DELL REGIONAL BERGEN 21302
  226. CLINTON TOWN HUNTERDON 21301
  227. LIVINGSTON TWP ESSEX 21294
  228. SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL SUSSEX 21288
  229. WAYNE TWP PASSAIC 21281
  230. HOLLAND TWP HUNTERDON 21263
  231. HOWELL TWP MONMOUTH 21218
  232. BRANCHBURG TWP SOMERSET 21208
  233. ENGLEWOOD ON THE PALISAD BERGEN 21183
  234. ESTELL MANOR CITY ATLANTIC 21177
  235. EAST BRUNSWICK TWP MIDDLESEX 21120
  236. JEFFERSON TWP MORRIS 21119
  237. TEAM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 21114
  238. POHATCONG TWP WARREN 21092
  239. LINDEN CITY UNION 21070
  240. CUMBERLAND REGIONAL CUMBERLAND 21060
  241. BERLIN TWP CAMDEN 21057
  242. BRADLEY BEACH BORO MONMOUTH 21053
  243. LEBANON TWP HUNTERDON 21049
  244. N HUNT/VOORHEES REGIONAL HUNTERDON 21041
  245. WYCKOFF TWP BERGEN 21033
  246. TABERNACLE TWP BURLINGTON 21014
  247. MOUNT HOLLY TWP BURLINGTON 20988
  248. LAWNSIDE BORO CAMDEN 20966
  249. LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS ESSEX 20963
  250. HOPE TWP WARREN 20962
  251. NORTHVALE BORO BERGEN 20959
  252. ROSELLE BORO UNION 20944
  253. FLORHAM PARK BORO MORRIS 20936
  254. DISCOVERY CS ESSEX 20893
  255. FLEMINGTON-RARITAN REG HUNTERDON 20882
  256. MORRIS PLAINS BORO MORRIS 20859
  257. WEST LONG BRANCH BORO MONMOUTH 20843
  258. LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL SUSSEX 20834
  259. UPPER SADDLE RIVER BORO BERGEN 20830
  260. CENTRAL REGIONAL OCEAN 20817
  261. STANHOPE BORO SUSSEX 20766
  262. BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP UNION 20762
  263. SADDLE BROOK TWP BERGEN 20757
  264. TENAFLY BORO BERGEN 20751
  265. POMPTON LAKES BORO PASSAIC 20747
  266. HILLSDALE BORO BERGEN 20714
  267. PITMAN BORO GLOUCESTER 20696
  268. PAULSBORO BORO GLOUCESTER 20686
  269. GLASSBORO GLOUCESTER 20673
  270. READINGTON TWP HUNTERDON 20661
  271. OLD TAPPAN BORO BERGEN 20652
  272. DOWNE TWP CUMBERLAND 20645
  273. WANAQUE BORO PASSAIC 20644
  274. OCEAN TWP OCEAN 20629
  275. ALLENDALE BORO BERGEN 20624
  276. MANSFIELD TWP BURLINGTON 20615
  277. GREAT OAKS CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 20614
  278. WASHINGTON TWP WARREN 20586
  279. BLACK HORSE PIKE REGIONAL CAMDEN 20572
  280. SHAMONG TWP BURLINGTON 20547
  281. MANCHESTER TWP OCEAN 20538
  282. GIBBSBORO BORO CAMDEN 20511
  283. LAWRENCE TWP MERCER 20480
  284. NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX 20471
  285. MORRIS COUNTY VOCATIONAL MORRIS 20444
  286. MONTCLAIR TOWN ESSEX 20441
  287. CAPE MAY CITY CAPE MAY 20386
  288. EASTAMPTON TWP BURLINGTON 20380
  289. LEONIA BORO BERGEN 20370
  290. RIVER VALE TWP BERGEN 20310
  291. PLAINFIELD CITY UNION 20301
  292. LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP OCEAN 20275
  293. FRANKLIN BORO SUSSEX 20272
  294. STAFFORD TWP OCEAN 20263
  295. ECO CHARTER SCHOOL CAMDEN 20232
  296. MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT MORRIS 20232
  297. ROCHELLE PARK TWP BERGEN 20230
  298. MATAWAN-ABERDEEN REGIONAL MONMOUTH 20225
  299. PINE HILL BORO CAMDEN 20210
  300. NORTH WARREN REGIONAL WARREN 20207
  301. LODI BOROUGH BERGEN 20205
  302. MOORESTOWN TWP BURLINGTON 20205
  303. LAKEHURST BORO OCEAN 20194
  304. NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO SOMERSET 20174
  305. ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MONMOUTH 20173
  306. NORTHERN BURLINGTON REG BURLINGTON 20167
  307. BARNEGAT TWP OCEAN 20154
  308. TINTON FALLS MONMOUTH 20149
  309. RANDOLPH TWP MORRIS 20116
  310. WOODLAND TWP BURLINGTON 20099
  311. EAGLESWOOD TWP OCEAN 20087
  312. MEDFORD TWP BURLINGTON 20064
  313. WALDWICK BORO BERGEN 20060
  314. VINELAND CITY CUMBERLAND 20026
  315. MILLVILLE CITY CUMBERLAND 20007
  316. PEOPLES PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 19987
  317. BOGOTA BORO BERGEN 19973
  318. FAIR LAWN BORO BERGEN 19957
  319. EGG HARBOR TWP ATLANTIC 19954
  320. RAHWAY CITY UNION 19954
  321. BOONTON TWP MORRIS 19908
  322. BYRAM TWP SUSSEX 19899
  323. MILLBURN TWP ESSEX 19890
  324. GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL WARREN 19873
  325. CLEMENTON BORO CAMDEN 19863
  326. MIDDLE TWP CAPE MAY 19857
  327. GALLOWAY TWP ATLANTIC 19842
  328. PENNSVILLE SALEM 19840
  329. OGDENSBURG BORO SUSSEX 19812
  330. NORWOOD BORO BERGEN 19807
  331. WESTWOOD REGIONAL BERGEN 19803
  332. SUMMIT CITY UNION 19782
  333. MONTGOMERY TWP SOMERSET 19780
  334. PRINCETON CS MERCER 19759
  335. LUMBERTON TWP BURLINGTON 19753
  336. NEWTON TOWN SUSSEX 19736
  337. ISLAND HEIGHTS BORO OCEAN 19723
  338. ACADEMY FOR URBAN LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCH MIDDLESEX 19703
  339. HANOVER TWP MORRIS 19699
  340. KENILWORTH BORO UNION 19698
  341. PEQUANNOCK TWP MORRIS 19688
  342. MARION P. THOMAS CS ESSEX 19670
  343. CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX 19664
  344. BRIDGETON CITY CUMBERLAND 19631
  345. HACKENSACK CITY BERGEN 19628
  346. UPPER FREEHOLD REGIONAL MONMOUTH 19623
  347. BERGENFIELD BORO BERGEN 19545
  348. FAIRFIELD TWP ESSEX 19542
  349. PENNSAUKEN TWP CAMDEN 19540
  350. HILLSIDE TWP UNION 19529
  351. KEYPORT BORO MONMOUTH 19524
  352. WEEHAWKEN TWP HUDSON 19523
  353. SECAUCUS TOWN HUDSON 19519
  354. GREEN TWP SUSSEX 19513
  355. SUSSEX COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL SUSSEX 19491
  356. CINNAMINSON TWP BURLINGTON 19484
  357. SOMERS POINT CITY ATLANTIC 19482
  358. COLLINGSWOOD BORO CAMDEN 19466
  359. GREEN BROOK TWP SOMERSET 19451
  360. NEW MILFORD BORO BERGEN 19432
  361. FLORENCE TWP BURLINGTON 19422
  362. SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD ESSEX 19413
  363. HAZLET TWP MONMOUTH 19405
  364. CLOSTER BORO BERGEN 19397
  365. HARMONY TWP WARREN 19382
  366. OXFORD TWP WARREN 19370
  367. EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL MERCER 19364
  368. FREEHOLD REGIONAL MONMOUTH 19340
  369. LACEY TWP OCEAN 19328
  370. STOW CREEK TWP CUMBERLAND 19325
  371. MADISON BORO MORRIS 19310
  372. RUTHERFORD BORO BERGEN 19304
  373. WINFIELD TWP UNION 19293
  374. UNION TWP UNION 19280
  375. CHARTER~TECH HIGH SCHOOL ATLANTIC 19275
  376. BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG SOMERSET 19263
  377. UPPER DEERFIELD TWP CUMBERLAND 19249
  378. BLOOMSBURY BORO HUNTERDON 19206
  379. DENVILLE TWP MORRIS 19205
  380. EVESHAM TWP BURLINGTON 19199
  381. HUNTERDON CO VOCATIONAL HUNTERDON 19198
  382. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS BORO MONMOUTH 19194
  383. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CS ESSEX 19178
  384. VOORHEES TWP CAMDEN 19174
  385. THE RED BANK CS MONMOUTH 19173
  386. SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS BORO MONMOUTH 19166
  387. SOMERVILLE BORO SOMERSET 19166
  388. BELMAR BORO MONMOUTH 19158
  389. RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE BERGEN 19129
  390. EMERSON BORO BERGEN 19075
  391. SOUTH BOUND BROOK SOMERSET 19073
  392. ALPHA BORO WARREN 19070
  393. SPRINGFIELD TWP UNION 19050
  394. GARWOOD BORO UNION 19049
  395. DELANCO TWP BURLINGTON 19042
  396. MINE HILL TWP MORRIS 19027
  397. EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REG CAMDEN 19025
  398. MARLBORO TWP MONMOUTH 19002
  399. THE BARACK OBAMA GREEN CHARTER HIGH SCHO UNION 18996
  400. FORT LEE BORO BERGEN 18988
  401. DEERFIELD TWP CUMBERLAND 18984
  402. DUMONT BORO BERGEN 18962
  403. LINCOLN PARK BORO MORRIS 18962
  404. PALMYRA BORO BURLINGTON 18918
  405. WHARTON BORO MORRIS 18907
  406. METUCHEN BORO MIDDLESEX 18894
  407. HARDYSTON TWP SUSSEX 18873
  408. NORTH HALEDON BORO PASSAIC 18871
  409. LITTLE FALLS TWP PASSAIC 18860
  410. MONROE TWP MIDDLESEX 18852
  411. SOUTH PLAINFIELD BORO MIDDLESEX 18848
  412. MIDDLESEX BORO MIDDLESEX 18837
  413. MAPLE SHADE TWP BURLINGTON 18831
  414. WEST NEW YORK TOWN HUDSON 18826
  415. OCEANPORT BORO MONMOUTH 18793
  416. BERNARDS TWP SOMERSET 18755
  417. PENNS GRV-CARNEY'S PT REG SALEM 18754
  418. GLOUCESTER CO VOCATIONAL GLOUCESTER 18728
  419. WENONAH BORO GLOUCESTER 18719
  420. MOUNT EPHRAIM BORO CAMDEN 18698
  421. RIVERDALE BORO MORRIS 18671
  422. SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG UNION 18667
  423. ATLANTIC CITY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ATLANTIC 18660
  424. BLAIRSTOWN TWP WARREN 18650
  425. HILLSBOROUGH TWP SOMERSET 18645
  426. RUMSON BORO MONMOUTH 18636
  427. MIDDLETOWN TWP MONMOUTH 18623
  428. RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL BURLINGTON 18613
  429. CRESSKILL BORO BERGEN 18590
  430. STRATFORD BORO CAMDEN 18589
  431. HAWTHORNE BORO PASSAIC 18573
  432. ROSELLE PARK BORO UNION 18563
  433. W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG MERCER 18555
  434. WOOD-RIDGE BORO BERGEN 18553
  435. BURLINGTON TWP BURLINGTON 18536
  436. MANTUA TWP GLOUCESTER 18525
  437. LINWOOD CITY ATLANTIC 18500
  438. TUCKERTON BORO OCEAN 18469
  439. BORDENTOWN REGIONAL BURLINGTON 18455
  440. NETCONG BORO MORRIS 18455
  441. MOUNT LAUREL TWP BURLINGTON 18445
  442. MERCHANTVILLE BORO CAMDEN 18384
  443. WESTVILLE BORO GLOUCESTER 18334
  444. UNION BEACH MONMOUTH 18333
  445. LITTLE SILVER BORO MONMOUTH 18322
  446. NORTHFIELD CITY ATLANTIC 18315
  447. PITTSGROVE TWP SALEM 18299
  448. MANALAPAN-ENGLISHTOWN REG MONMOUTH 18297
  449. JACKSON TWP OCEAN 18296
  450. FRELINGHUYSEN TWP WARREN 18290
  451. HO HO KUS BORO BERGEN 18288
  452. QUINTON TWP SALEM 18280
  453. FOLSOM BORO ATLANTIC 18275
  454. VERONA BORO ESSEX 18260
  455. NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 18259
  456. WOODBURY HEIGHTS BORO GLOUCESTER 18251
  457. HADDON HEIGHTS BORO CAMDEN 18244
  458. CHERRY HILL TWP CAMDEN 18229
  459. JOHN P HOLLAND CHARTER SCHOOL PASSAIC 18219
  460. OLD BRIDGE TWP MIDDLESEX 18214
  461. COMMERCIAL TWP CUMBERLAND 18183
  462. RIVERSIDE TWP BURLINGTON 18152
  463. LYNDHURST TWP BERGEN 18131
  464. MANASQUAN BORO MONMOUTH 18116
  465. SHREWSBURY BORO MONMOUTH 18112
  466. WOODLAND PARK PASSAIC 18095
  467. QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS UNION 18094
  468. MONMOUTH CO VOCATIONAL MONMOUTH 18093
  469. BRICK TWP OCEAN 18047
  470. FAIRFIELD TWP CUMBERLAND 18043
  471. LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CAMDEN 18032
  472. BROOKLAWN BORO CAMDEN 18016
  473. PRIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 17992
  474. WATERFORD TWP CAMDEN 17974
  475. CLARK TWP UNION 17969
  476. NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP MIDDLESEX 17962
  477. RIDGE AND VALLEY CS WARREN 17957
  478. MONTVALE BORO BERGEN 17952
  479. BERKELEY TWP OCEAN 17936
  480. UPPER TWP CAPE MAY 17929
  481. RIDGEFIELD PARK TWP BERGEN 17924
  482. HAMILTON TWP ATLANTIC 17907
  483. HAINESPORT TWP BURLINGTON 17903
  484. HADDON TWP CAMDEN 17901
  485. GLEN RIDGE BORO ESSEX 17890
  486. HAMILTON TWP MERCER 17889
  487. DEPTFORD TWP GLOUCESTER 17885
  488. GLOUCESTER TWP CAMDEN 17881
  489. HASBROUCK HEIGHTS BORO BERGEN 17876
  490. LOWER TWP CAPE MAY 17870
  491. BELVIDERE TOWN WARREN 17865
  492. MANNINGTON TWP SALEM 17862
  493. MAGNOLIA BORO CAMDEN 17851
  494. SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS MORRIS 17847
  495. LOGAN TWP GLOUCESTER 17831
  496. SOUTH AMBOY CITY MIDDLESEX 17822
  497. BRIELLE BORO MONMOUTH 17817
  498. MAYWOOD BORO BERGEN 17804
  499. TEANECK COMMUNITY CS BERGEN 17803
  500. HOPE COMMUNITY CS CAMDEN 17794
  501. EDGEWATER BORO BERGEN 17774
  502. CLAYTON BORO GLOUCESTER 17751
  503. MASTERY SCHOOLS OF CAMDEN CAMDEN 17747
  504. AUDUBON BORO CAMDEN 17714
  505. MULLICA TWP ATLANTIC 17711
  506. NUTLEY TOWN ESSEX 17684
  507. FREEDOM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL CAMDEN 17671
  508. DUNELLEN BORO MIDDLESEX 17647
  509. STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DIST CAMDEN 17646
  510. BARRINGTON BORO CAMDEN 17645
  511. CRANFORD TWP UNION 17604
  512. ATLANTIC CO VOCATIONAL ATLANTIC 17592
  513. NEPTUNE CITY MONMOUTH 17578
  514. COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL PASSAIC 17569
  515. EDGEWATER PARK TWP BURLINGTON 17552
  516. PAUL ROBESON HUMANITIES CHARTER SCHOOL MERCER 17526
  517. ALLAMUCHY TWP WARREN 17484
  518. MOUNTAINSIDE BORO UNION 17483
  519. EDISON TWP MIDDLESEX 17472
  520. PAULO FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 17459
  521. ELK TWP GLOUCESTER 17451
  522. NATIONAL PARK BORO GLOUCESTER 17446
  523. WESTFIELD TOWN UNION 17446
  524. LAWRENCE TWP CUMBERLAND 17422
  525. UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP SALEM 17401
  526. SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP MIDDLESEX 17394
  527. OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL OCEAN 17385
  528. FARMINGDALE BORO MONMOUTH 17358
  529. NEWARK PREP CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 17345
  530. VILLAGE CS MERCER 17328
  531. PORT REPUBLIC CITY ATLANTIC 17327
  532. SWEDESBORO-WOOLWICH GLOUCESTER 17327
  533. HOBOKEN CS HUDSON 17305
  534. MERIT PREP CS OF NEWARK ESSEX 17302
  535. PATERSON CS FOR SCI/TECH PASSAIC 17299
  536. CLEARVIEW REGIONAL GLOUCESTER 17286
  537. HACKETTSTOWN WARREN 17254
  538. TRENTON STEM-TO-CIVICS CS MERCER 17239
  539. PISCATAWAY TWP MIDDLESEX 17220
  540. CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO BERGEN 17212
  541. WEST DEPTFORD TWP GLOUCESTER 17205
  542. SOMERDALE BORO CAMDEN 17194
  543. POINT PLEASANT BORO OCEAN 17190
  544. ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CS ESSEX 17170
  545. UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL UNION 17151
  546. HALEDON BORO PASSAIC 17150
  547. PALISADES PARK BERGEN 17121
  548. RUNNEMEDE BORO CAMDEN 17108
  549. ALLOWAY TWP SALEM 17092
  550. CLIFTON CITY PASSAIC 17083
  551. HOPEWELL TWP CUMBERLAND 17074
  552. PASSAIC ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL PASSAIC 17069
  553. MILLTOWN BORO MIDDLESEX 17065
  554. BAYONNE CITY HUDSON 17049
  555. RED BANK BORO MONMOUTH 17043
  556. MANVILLE BORO SOMERSET 17029
  557. MAURICE RIVER TWP CUMBERLAND 17023
  558. DELRAN TWP BURLINGTON 17016
  559. CARTERET BORO MIDDLESEX 17007
  560. NEW PROVIDENCE BORO UNION 16996
  561. LINDENWOLD BORO CAMDEN 16995
  562. BURCH CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ESSEX 16984
  563. GREENWICH TWP WARREN 16977
  564. ABSECON CITY ATLANTIC 16971
  565. WOODBRIDGE TWP MIDDLESEX 16941
  566. UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CS HUDSON 16939
  567. FAIR HAVEN BORO MONMOUTH 16913
  568. SPOTSWOOD MIDDLESEX 16877
  569. ELMWOOD PARK BERGEN 16874
  570. CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX 16849
  571. RIVER EDGE BORO BERGEN 16832
  572. OAKLYN BORO CAMDEN 16802
  573. OLDMANS TWP SALEM 16773
  574. LINK COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ESSEX 16751
  575. BLOOMFIELD TWP ESSEX 16724
  576. TOTOWA BORO PASSAIC 16709
  577. HOPE ACADEMY CS MONMOUTH 16685
  578. WOODLYNNE BORO CAMDEN 16639
  579. ROBBINSVILLE TWP MERCER 16638
  580. WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REG SALEM 16601
  581. CHESTERFIELD TWP BURLINGTON 16557
  582. ORADELL BORO BERGEN 16556
  583. NORTH BERGEN TWP HUDSON 16520
  584. RIVERTON BURLINGTON 16478
  585. SOUTH HARRISON TWP GLOUCESTER 16474
  586. INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL MERCER 16466
  587. LITTLE FERRY BORO BERGEN 16459
  588. KEARNY TOWN HUDSON 16445
  589. UNITY CS MORRIS 16440
  590. MONROE TWP GLOUCESTER 16420
  591. MANSFIELD TWP WARREN 16420
  592. BENJAMIN BANNEKER PREP CS BURLINGTON 16419
  593. WALLINGTON BORO BERGEN 16417
  594. BOUND BROOK BORO SOMERSET 16409
  595. KINGSWAY REGIONAL GLOUCESTER 16396
  596. SOUTH RIVER BORO MIDDLESEX 16352
  597. PROSPECT PARK BORO PASSAIC 16338
  598. TOMS RIVER REGIONAL OCEAN 16319
  599. HADDONFIELD CAMDEN 16260
  600. ROCKAWAY BORO MORRIS 16169
  601. PATERSON ARTS & SCI. CS PASSAIC 16167
  602. LAUREL SPRINGS BORO CAMDEN 16164
  603. BELLEVILLE TOWN ESSEX 16150
  604. FOUNDATION ACADEMY CS MERCER 16126
  605. M E T S CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON 16103
  606. LOPATCONG TWP WARREN 16068
  607. EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY CS ESSEX 16050
  608. WESTAMPTON BURLINGTON 16039
  609. ELYSIAN CS OF HOBOKEN HUDSON 16027
  610. FRANKLIN TWP GLOUCESTER $16001
  611. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ATLANTIC CITY C ATLANTIC $15931
  612. FREEHOLD BORO MONMOUTH 15899
  613. BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL BERGEN 15841
  614. SAYREVILLE BORO MIDDLESEX 15831
  615. WASHINGTON BORO WARREN 15811
  616. CENTRAL JERSEY COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHO SOMERSET 15780
  617. DOVER TOWN MORRIS 15766
  618. EAST GREENWICH TWP GLOUCESTER 15708
  619. BELLMAWR BORO CAMDEN 15530
  620. JAMESBURG BORO MIDDLESEX 15466
  621. ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY CS ESSEX 15463
  622. BERLIN BORO CAMDEN 15462
  623. BRIDGETON PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CUMBERLAND 15441
  624. MEDFORD LAKES BORO BURLINGTON 15263
  625. NORTH ARLINGTON BORO BERGEN 15092
  626. DR LENA EDWARDS ACADEMIC CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON 15090
  627. PACE CS OF HAMILTON MERCER 15089
  628. LEARNING COMMUNITY CS HUDSON 15084
  629. HAMMONTON TOWN ATLANTIC $15030
  630. HARRISON TWP GLOUCESTER $14958
  631. EAST NEWARK BORO HUDSON $14769
  632. JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON $14639
  633. CAMDEN COMMUNITY CAMDEN $14600
  634. HOLA HOBOKEN DUAL LANG CS HUDSON $14500
  635. JERSEY CITY COMM. CS HUDSON $14427
  636. GUTTENBERG TOWN HUDSON $14422
  637. GRAY CS ESSEX $14268
  638. HATIKVAH INTERNATIONAL CS MIDDLESEX $14057
  639. PHILLIP'S ACADEMY CS ESSEX $14046
  640. UNION COUNTY TEAMS CS UNION $13876
  641. FAIRVIEW BORO BERGEN $13837
  642. KINGDOM CS OF LEADERSHIP CAMDEN $13660
  643. SOARING HEIGHTS CS HUDSON $13659
  644. GREAT FUTURES CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON $13581
  645. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRENTON CHARTER MERCER $13403
  646. RIVERBANK CHARTER SCHOOL BURLINGTON $13263
  647. COLLEGE ACHIEVE CENTRAL UNION $12922
  648. BELOVED COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON $12875
  649. THE ETHICAL COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL HUDSON $12727
  650. EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY HUDSON $12116
  651. MILLVILLE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CUMBERLAND $11865
  652. THOMAS EDISON ENERGYSMART CHARTER SCHOOL SOMERSET $11433
  653. COMPASS ACADEMY CS CUMBERLAND $11396
  654. SALEM COUNTY VOCATIONAL SALEM $11230
  655. VINELAND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CUMBERLAND $11212
  656. CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL PASSAIC $11157
  657. JERSEY CITY GLOBAL CS HUDSON $10,181

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