Kearny
A public school district in Kearny, New Jersey, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,484
- Students enrolled
- 483.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 925.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,396
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,484 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,743rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 64th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,396 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 85% 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
Kearny spent $24,396 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,375 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 | $24,396 | $132.7 million | 5,438 |
| FY2022 | $23,937 | $123.1 million | 5,142 |
| FY2021 | $20,016 | $105.1 million | 5,251 |
| FY2020 | $18,733 | $101.0 million | 5,394 |
| FY2019 | $18,278 | $99.0 million | 5,414 |
| FY2018 | $15,798 | $88.8 million | 5,619 |
| FY2017 | $15,397 | $88.2 million | 5,731 |
| FY2016 | $14,899 | $89.4 million | 6,001 |
| FY2015 | $14,871 | $88.0 million | 5,915 |
| FY2014 | $14,324 | $84.7 million | 5,912 |
| FY2013 | $13,515 | $80.7 million | 5,974 |
| FY2012 | $13,726 | $81.3 million | 5,921 |
| FY2011 | $15,220 | $78.9 million | 5,181 |
| FY2010 | $13,887 | $80.1 million | 5,769 |
| FY2009 | $13,356 | $75.4 million | 5,649 |
| FY2008 | $13,999 | $78.6 million | 5,616 |
| FY2007 | $13,307 | $73.1 million | 5,494 |
| FY2006 | $12,528 | $68.5 million | 5,470 |
| FY2005 | $12,375 | $66.1 million | 5,339 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.5 million | 9.0% |
| State | $85.8 million | 53.5% |
| Local | $60.2 million | 37.5% |
| Total | $160.5 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School | 950 |
| Garfield Elementary School | 428 |
| Kearny High School | 1,825 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 763 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 428 |
| Schuyler Elementary School | 437 |
| Washington Elementary School | 557 |
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
- 3407890
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