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Paterson Public School District
A public school district in Paterson, New Jersey, with 43 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 24,291
- Students enrolled
- 1,732.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,664.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,726
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 24,291 in 2024–25
- Ranks 285th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 4th 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: $25,726 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 88% 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
Paterson Public School District spent $26,924 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $16,787 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 | $26,924 | $664.8 million | 24,692 |
| FY2023 | $25,726 | $637.9 million | 24,795 |
| FY2022 | $23,944 | $594.8 million | 24,841 |
| FY2021 | $20,367 | $528.2 million | 25,937 |
| FY2020 | $19,073 | $526.3 million | 27,595 |
| FY2019 | $18,762 | $517.9 million | 27,601 |
| FY2018 | $17,199 | $485.5 million | 28,226 |
| FY2017 | $16,662 | $481.5 million | 28,899 |
| FY2016 | $16,599 | $470.8 million | 28,362 |
| FY2015 | $19,426 | $485.2 million | 24,976 |
| FY2014 | $18,536 | $456.0 million | 24,598 |
| FY2013 | $18,740 | $460.5 million | 24,571 |
| FY2012 | $18,590 | $453.0 million | 24,365 |
| FY2011 | $14,174 | $444.4 million | 31,350 |
| FY2010 | $19,685 | $474.0 million | 24,080 |
| FY2009 | $18,857 | $443.3 million | 23,507 |
| FY2008 | $21,101 | $508.3 million | 24,087 |
| FY2007 | $20,009 | $499.2 million | 24,950 |
| FY2006 | $18,862 | $477.4 million | 25,308 |
| FY2005 | $16,787 | $440.8 million | 26,256 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $111.3 million | 13.1% |
| State | $658.7 million | 77.5% |
| Local | $80.4 million | 9.5% |
| Total | $850.4 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
43 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
- 3412690
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 October 21, 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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