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The following list of school districts in New Jersey distinguishes between regional, consolidated and countywide districts and those serving single municipalities. Districts are grouped by county.

Most New Jersey school districts are Type 2 school districts, counted as independent governmental agencies by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Type 1 school districts, which include school districts dependent on municipal governments, are not counted as independent governments by the Census Bureau. New Jersey also has several county vocational school districts and special services school districts, as well as three state-operated school districts, also not counted by the Census Bureau as independent governments.^[1]

In 2022, due to New Jersey law allowing for hyperlocal governance of education, the state had over 600 school districts, a high number in comparison to states which have county-based school districts. In 2022 the state passed a law encouraging merging of school districts.^[2]

There are some non-operating school districts, which are those districts that never operated any school facilities and where all students have attended school in other districts as part of sending/receiving relationships.^[3] 13 of those districts were abolished in 2009.^[4] Other districts remained in place after political resistance, based on a desire to avoid increased taxation. The state government instead allowed tax rates in the remaining districts to increase.^[3] As of 2019^[update] 16 non-operating districts remain in existence.^[5]

Atlantic County

Absecon Public School District – PreK-8
Atlantic City School District – PreK-12
Atlantic County Special Services School District – Special Services
Atlantic County Vocational School District – Vocational
Brigantine Public Schools – PreK-8
Buena Regional School District – Regional
Egg Harbor City School District – PreK-8
Egg Harbor Township Schools – PreK-12
Estell Manor School District – K-8
Folsom Borough School District – PreK-8
Galloway Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District – Regional
Hamilton Township Schools – PreK-8
Hammonton Public Schools – K-12
Linwood Public Schools – PreK-8
Mainland Regional High School – Regional
Margate City Schools – K-8
Mullica Township Schools – PreK-8
Northfield Community Schools – K-8
Pleasantville Public Schools – K-12
Port Republic School District – K-8
Somers Point Public Schools – PreK-8
Ventnor City School District – PreK-8
Weymouth Township School District – PreK-8
Corbin City School District - Non-operating^[5]
Longport School District - Non-operating^[5]

Bergen County

Allendale School District – PreK-8
Alpine Public School District – K-8
Bergen County Special Services School District – Special Services
Bergen County Technical Schools – Vocational
Bergenfield Public School District – K-12
Bogota Public Schools – K-12
Carlstadt Public Schools – PreK-8
Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District – Regional
Cliffside Park School District – PreK-12
Closter Public Schools – PreK-8
Cresskill Public Schools – PreK-12
Demarest Public Schools – K-8
Dumont Public Schools – PreK-12
East Rutherford School District – PreK-8
Edgewater Public Schools – PreK-6
Elmwood Park Public Schools – PreK-12
Emerson School District – PreK-12
Englewood Public School District – PreK-12
Englewood Cliffs Public Schools – PreK-8
Fair Lawn Public Schools – K-12
Fairview Public Schools – PreK-8
Fort Lee School District – PreK-12
Franklin Lakes Public Schools – PreK-8
Garfield Public Schools – PreK-12
Glen Rock Public Schools – K-12
Hackensack Public Schools – PreK-12
Harrington Park School District – PreK-8
Hasbrouck Heights School District – PreK-12
Haworth Public Schools – K-8
Hillsdale Public Schools – K-8
Ho-Ho-Kus School District – PreK-8
Leonia Public Schools – PreK-12
Little Ferry Public Schools – K-8
Lodi Public Schools – PreK-12
Lyndhurst School District – PreK-12
Mahwah Township Public Schools – PreK-12
Maywood Public Schools – PreK-8
Midland Park School District – PreK-12
Montvale Public Schools – PreK-8
Moonachie School District – PreK-8
New Milford School District – K-12
North Arlington School District – PreK-12
Northern Highlands Regional High School – Regional
Northern Valley Regional High School District – Regional
Northvale Public Schools – K-8
Norwood Public School District – K-8
Oakland Public Schools – K-8
Old Tappan Public Schools – K-8
Oradell Public School District – K-6
Palisades Park Public School District – PreK-12
Paramus Public Schools – PreK-12
Park Ridge Public Schools – PreK-12
Pascack Valley Regional High School District – Regional
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District – Regional
Ramsey Public School District – PreK-12
Ridgefield School District – PreK-12
Ridgefield Park Public Schools – PreK-12
Ridgewood Public Schools – PreK-12
River Dell Regional School District – Regional
River Edge Elementary School District – PreK-6
River Vale Public Schools – PreK-8
Rochelle Park School District – PreK-8
Rutherford School District – PreK-12
Saddle Brook Public Schools – PreK-12
Saddle River School District – PreK-5
South Bergen Jointure Commission – Special Services
South Hackensack School District – PreK-8
Teaneck Public Schools – PreK-12
Tenafly Public Schools – PreK-12
Upper Saddle River School District – PreK-8
Waldwick Public School District – PreK-12
Wallington Public Schools – PreK-12
Westwood Regional School District – Regional
Wood-Ridge School District – PreK-12
Woodcliff Lake Public Schools – PreK-8
Wyckoff School District – PreK-8
Rockleigh School District - Non-operating^[5]

Burlington County

Bass River Township School District – PreK-6
Beverly City Schools – PreK-8
Bordentown Regional School District – Regional
Burlington County Institute of Technology – Vocational
Burlington County Special Services School District – Special Services
Burlington Township School District – PreK-12
Chesterfield School District – PreK-6
Cinnaminson Township Public Schools – PreK-12
City of Burlington Public School District – PreK-12
Delanco Township School District – K-8
Delran Township School District – PreK-12
Eastampton Township School District – K-8
Edgewater Park School District – PreK-8
Evesham Township School District – PreK-8
Florence Township School District – PreK-12
Hainesport Township School District – PreK-8
Lenape Regional High School District – Regional
Lumberton Township School District – PreK-8
Mansfield Public Schools – K-6
Maple Shade School District – PreK-12
Medford Lakes School District – PreK-8
Medford Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Moorestown Township Public Schools – PreK-12
Mount Holly Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Mount Laurel Schools – PreK-8
New Hanover Township School District – Consolidated
North Hanover Township School District – K-6
Northern Burlington County Regional School District – Regional
Palmyra Public Schools – PreK-12
Pemberton Township School District – PreK-12
Rancocas Valley Regional High School – Regional
Riverside School District – PreK-12
Riverton School District – K-8
Shamong Township School District – PreK-8
Southampton Township Schools – K-8
Springfield Township School District – PreK-6
Tabernacle School District – K-8
Washington Township School District – PreK-8 (non-operating)^[5]
Westampton Township Schools – PreK-8
Willingboro Public Schools – PreK-12
Woodland Township School District – PreK-8

The U.S. Census Bureau lists "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" in Burlington County as having its own school district.^[6] Students attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following in their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District (PK-6), Northern Burlington County Regional School District (7-12), and Pemberton Township School District (K-12).^[7]

Camden County

Audubon School District – PreK-12
Barrington Public Schools – PreK-8
Bellmawr School District – PreK-8
Berlin Borough School District – PreK-8
Berlin Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Black Horse Pike Regional School District – Regional
Brooklawn Public School District – PreK-8
Camden City School District – PreK-12
Camden County Technical Schools – Vocational
Cherry Hill Public Schools – PreK-12
Chesilhurst Borough School District – Non-operated since 2009
Clementon School District – PreK-8
Collingswood Public Schools – PreK-12
Eastern Camden County Regional High School District – Regional
Gibbsboro School District – PreK-8
Gloucester City Public Schools – PreK-12
Gloucester Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Haddon Heights School District – K-12
Haddon Township School District – PreK-12
Haddonfield Public Schools – PreK-12
Laurel Springs School District – PreK-6
Lawnside School District – PreK-8
Lindenwold Public Schools – PreK-12
Lower Camden County Regional School District – Dissolved in 2001
Magnolia School District – PreK-8
Merchantville School District – PreK-8
Mount Ephraim Public Schools – PreK-8
Oaklyn Public School District – PreK-5
Pennsauken Public Schools – PreK-12
Pine Hill Schools – PreK-12
Runnemede Public School District – PreK-8
Somerdale School District – PreK-8
Sterling High School – Regional
Stratford School District – PreK-8
Voorhees Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Waterford Township School District – PreK-6
Winslow Township School District – PreK-12
Woodlynne School District – PreK-8
Chesilhurst School District - Non-operating^[5]
Hi Nella School District - Non-operating^[5]
Pine Valley School District - Non-operating^[5]

Cape May County

Avalon School District
Cape May City School District
Cape May County Special Services School District
Cape May County Technical School District
Dennis Township Public Schools
Lower Cape May Regional School District – Regional
Lower Township School District
Middle Township Public Schools
North Wildwood School District
Ocean City School District
Stone Harbor School District
Upper Township School District
West Cape May School District
Wildwood Public School District
Wildwood Crest School District
Woodbine School District
Cape May Point School District (non-operating,^[5] since 1931^[8])
Sea Isle City School District (non-operating,^[5] since 2012^[9])
West Wildwood School District (non-operating^[5])

Cumberland County

Essex County

Gloucester County

Hudson County

Hunterdon County

Alexandria Township School District
Bethlehem Township School District
Bloomsbury School District
Califon School District
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District (renamed from Clinton Public School as of 2009)
Clinton Township School District
Delaware Township School District
Delaware Valley Regional High School - Regional
East Amwell Township School District
Flemington-Raritan Regional School District - Regional
Franklin Township School District
Frenchtown School District
Hampton School District
High Bridge School District
Holland Township School District
Hunterdon Central Regional High School - Regional
Hunterdon County Vocational School District
Kingwood Township School District
Lebanon Borough School District
Lebanon Township Schools
Milford Borough School District
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District - Regional
Readington Township Public Schools
South Hunterdon Regional School District - Regional, established in 2014–15 from the following former districts:
- Lambertville City School District
- Stockton Borough School District
- West Amwell Township School District
Tewksbury Township Schools
Union Township School District

Mercer County

East Windsor Regional School District - Regional
Ewing Public Schools
Hamilton Township School District
Hopewell Valley Regional School District - Regional
International Academy of Trenton School District
Lawrence Township Public Schools
Mercer County Special Services School District
Mercer County Technical Schools
Princeton Public Schools
Robbinsville Public School District
Trenton Public Schools
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District - Regional (serving communities in both Mercer and Middlesex counties)

Middlesex County

Monmouth County

Asbury Park Public Schools
Atlantic Highlands School District
Avon School District
Belmar School District
Bradley Beach School District
Brielle School District
Colts Neck School District
Deal School District
Eatontown Public Schools
Fair Haven Public Schools
Farmingdale School District
Freehold Borough Schools
Freehold Regional High School District – Regional
Freehold Township Schools
Hazlet Township Public Schools
Henry Hudson Regional High School – Regional
Highlands School District
Holmdel Township Public Schools
Howell Township Public Schools
Keansburg School District
Keyport Public Schools
Little Silver School District
Long Branch Public Schools
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District – Regional
Manasquan Public Schools
Marlboro Township Public School District
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District – Regional
Middletown Township Public School District
Millstone Township Schools
Monmouth Beach School District
Monmouth County Vocational School District
Monmouth Regional High School – Regional
Neptune City School District
Neptune Township Schools
Ocean Township School District – Consolidated
Oceanport School District
Red Bank Borough Public Schools
Red Bank Regional High School – Regional
Roosevelt Public School District
Rumson School District
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School – Regional
Sea Girt School District
Shore Regional High School – Regional
Shrewsbury Borough School District
Spring Lake School District
Spring Lake Heights School District
Tinton Falls School District – Regional
Union Beach School System
Upper Freehold Regional School District – Regional
Wall Township Public Schools
West Long Branch Public Schools
Allenhurst School District - Non-operating^[5]
Interlaken School District - Non-operating^[5]
Lake Como School District - Non-operating^[5]
Loch Arbour School District - Non-operating^[5]

Morris County

Ocean County

Passaic County

Salem County

Somerset County

Sussex County

Union County

Warren County

Former districts

Former non-operating school districts closed in 2009:^[4]

Pemberton Borough (Burlington County)
Audubon Park (Camden County)
Tavistock (Camden County)
Shiloh Borough (Cumberland County)
Glen Gardner (Hunterdon County)
Helmetta (Middlesex County)
Sea Bright Borough (Monmouth County)
Victory Gardens (Morris County)
Mantoloking (Ocean County)
Millstone (Somerset County)
Rocky Hill (Somerset County)
Branchville Borough (Sussex County)
Hardwick (Warren County)

Former non-operating district closed in 2010: Teterboro^[10]

Elmer School District became a non-operating school district in 2010,^[11] and disestablished completely in 2017.^[12]^[13]

References

^ "New Jersey" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Should some N.J. school districts merge? The state is offering money to find out". NJ.com. January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Greenblatt, Alan (March 24, 2010). "New Jersey's 'Non-Operating' School Districts". Governing. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 1, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Non-operating School Districts in New Jersey for 2018-19" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burlington County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - Text list
^ "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Education". Military One Source. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - This is a .mil site.
^ Degener, Richard (March 27, 2013). "No students to support in Cape May Point school budget". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ Sea Isle City Board of Education (October 27, 2013). "Sea Isle City Board of Education Reflects on School Closure". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2021. Although the closure was ordered effective June 30, 2012, that decision by the State Board of Education was[...]
^ Graham, Aaron R. (March 15, 2010). "Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization". p. 5/7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Webcitation.
^ "BOARD OF EDUCATION ELMER BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF SALEM AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS-FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017" (PDF). p. 5 (PDF p. 7/17).
^ "Education". Elmer Borough. Retrieved June 24, 2024. As of July 31, 2017, there is no longer an Elmer Board of Education.
^ Gallo, Bill Jr. (August 3, 2017). "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'". Nj.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[1] "New Jersey" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] "Should some N.J. school districts merge? The state is offering money to find out". NJ.com. January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[Greenblattnonop-3] Greenblatt, Alan (March 24, 2010). "New Jersey's 'Non-Operating' School Districts". Governing. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[Eliminated13-4] "13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 1, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[Nonoperatinglist-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Non-operating School Districts in New Jersey for 2018-19" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Education. July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[CensusSDmap-6] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burlington County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - Text list

[7] "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Education". Military One Source. Retrieved August 7, 2022. - This is a .mil site.

[Degenernostudents-8] Degener, Richard (March 27, 2013). "No students to support in Cape May Point school budget". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[Reflects-9] Sea Isle City Board of Education (October 27, 2013). "Sea Isle City Board of Education Reflects on School Closure". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2021. Although the closure was ordered effective June 30, 2012, that decision by the State Board of Education was[...]

[10] Graham, Aaron R. (March 15, 2010). "Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization". p. 5/7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Webcitation.

[11] "BOARD OF EDUCATION ELMER BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF SALEM AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS-FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017" (PDF). p. 5 (PDF p. 7/17).

[12] "Education". Elmer Borough. Retrieved June 24, 2024. As of July 31, 2017, there is no longer an Elmer Board of Education.

[13] Gallo, Bill Jr. (August 3, 2017). "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'". Nj.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

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