New Jersey school district rankings

New Jersey school district rankings: spending per pupil (2023-24), equalized school tax rates (2026-27). 21 county boards.

Ranking measures
2
Publication floor
8 districts
Tie rule
Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

NJ DOE TGES total spending per pupil, audited actual, divided by average daily enrollment plus students sent out of district. It is a broader measure than general current expense per pupil and is never compared with the User-Friendly Budget per-pupil figures, which are budgeted and use a different count.

NJ DOE User-Friendly Budget Line L: the total school levy over the estimated equalized valuation. This is the figure to use when comparing one New Jersey district's school tax burden with another's.

District rankings