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Metuchen Public School District
A public school district in Metuchen, New Jersey, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,349
- Students enrolled
- 193.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 400
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,471
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,349 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,002nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 170th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,471 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Metuchen Public School District spent $24,390 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $13,782 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $24,390 | $56.2 million | 2,303 |
| FY2023 | $23,471 | $54.0 million | 2,302 |
| FY2022 | $22,193 | $50.5 million | 2,276 |
| FY2021 | $19,515 | $45.0 million | 2,305 |
| FY2020 | $18,230 | $41.9 million | 2,300 |
| FY2019 | $18,298 | $42.0 million | 2,293 |
| FY2018 | $16,928 | $38.7 million | 2,287 |
| FY2017 | $16,778 | $37.9 million | 2,261 |
| FY2016 | $16,005 | $36.3 million | 2,271 |
| FY2015 | $16,260 | $35.0 million | 2,151 |
| FY2014 | $15,994 | $33.9 million | 2,122 |
| FY2013 | $15,777 | $33.4 million | 2,117 |
| FY2012 | $15,066 | $31.8 million | 2,109 |
| FY2011 | $14,403 | $30.7 million | 2,134 |
| FY2010 | $15,129 | $31.9 million | 2,109 |
| FY2009 | $15,410 | $31.5 million | 2,044 |
| FY2008 | $15,531 | $31.6 million | 2,032 |
| FY2007 | $15,139 | $30.5 million | 2,012 |
| FY2006 | $14,244 | $27.7 million | 1,943 |
| FY2005 | $13,782 | $26.1 million | 1,891 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.9 million | 3.3% |
| State | $13.2 million | 22.4% |
| Local | $43.9 million | 74.3% |
| Total | $59.1 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Campbell Elementary School | 698 |
| Edgar Middle School | 761 |
| Metuchen High School | 718 |
| Mildred B. Moss Elementary School | 152 |
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
- 3409990
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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