Elizabeth Public Schools
A public school district in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with 37 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 28,454
- Students enrolled
- 2,181.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,343.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,903
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 28,454 in 2024–25
- Ranks 233rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,903 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Elizabeth Public Schools spent $24,903 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $15,844 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,903 | $703.9 million | 28,266 |
| FY2022 | $24,380 | $683.1 million | 28,019 |
| FY2021 | $20,830 | $585.1 million | 28,090 |
| FY2020 | $19,908 | $577.8 million | 29,021 |
| FY2019 | $19,492 | $559.6 million | 28,712 |
| FY2018 | $18,608 | $531.3 million | 28,554 |
| FY2017 | $18,830 | $526.4 million | 27,954 |
| FY2016 | $18,058 | $494.7 million | 27,396 |
| FY2015 | $19,154 | $493.1 million | 25,743 |
| FY2014 | $20,105 | $500.1 million | 24,875 |
| FY2013 | $20,985 | $503.4 million | 23,988 |
| FY2012 | $20,220 | $472.9 million | 23,386 |
| FY2011 | $16,849 | $408.7 million | 24,258 |
| FY2010 | $19,197 | $423.6 million | 22,068 |
| FY2009 | $17,557 | $375.4 million | 21,382 |
| FY2008 | $18,930 | $403.3 million | 21,303 |
| FY2007 | $18,209 | $386.3 million | 21,214 |
| FY2006 | $16,916 | $357.0 million | 21,101 |
| FY2005 | $15,844 | $334.7 million | 21,124 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $78.7 million | 9.7% |
| State | $656.4 million | 81.1% |
| Local | $74.4 million | 9.2% |
| Total | $809.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
37 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3404590
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Jersey — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Jersey — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Jersey on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved