Somerville Public School District
A public school district in Somerville, New Jersey, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,173
- Students enrolled
- 207.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 394.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,657
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,173 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,260th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 189th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $25,657 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
Somerville Public School District spent $25,657 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,582 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 | $25,657 | $56.3 million | 2,194 |
| FY2022 | $24,975 | $54.9 million | 2,198 |
| FY2021 | $21,283 | $48.1 million | 2,259 |
| FY2020 | $19,965 | $46.6 million | 2,333 |
| FY2019 | $18,807 | $45.1 million | 2,398 |
| FY2018 | $17,892 | $43.0 million | 2,402 |
| FY2017 | $16,993 | $41.3 million | 2,430 |
| FY2016 | $24,066 | $40.6 million | 1,687 |
| FY2015 | $16,081 | $38.6 million | 2,399 |
| FY2014 | $15,297 | $37.6 million | 2,461 |
| FY2013 | $14,529 | $36.5 million | 2,514 |
| FY2012 | $16,274 | $36.6 million | 2,247 |
| FY2011 | $20,939 | $35.3 million | 1,685 |
| FY2010 | $14,753 | $35.6 million | 2,411 |
| FY2009 | $14,505 | $34.2 million | 2,360 |
| FY2008 | $15,633 | $35.4 million | 2,266 |
| FY2007 | $15,407 | $33.5 million | 2,174 |
| FY2006 | $14,638 | $32.0 million | 2,183 |
| FY2005 | $13,582 | $29.8 million | 2,196 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 4.8% |
| State | $22.1 million | 34.1% |
| Local | $39.6 million | 61.1% |
| Total | $64.8 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Somerville High School | 1,072 |
| Somerville Middle School | 339 |
| Van Derveer Elementary School | 745 |
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
- 3415090
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