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Bethlehem Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bethlehem Township.

Bethlehem Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of New Jersey school districts

Students
377
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,907
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bethlehem Township School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $5,955 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bethlehem Township. Grade by grade →

6–8Ethel Hoppock Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency45%
State average 35.5% · 232 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 48.6% · 232 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,907 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 22%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
331’20
364’21
355’22
362’23
377’24

Up 13.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 7%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%Black 2%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.