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D−

Camden City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Camden.

Camden’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Jersey school districts

Students
5,871
Schools
16
Spent per student
$41,480
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
The gist

What stands out about Camden City School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 46% more per student than the NJ average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camden. Grade by grade →

PK–89 schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency5%
State average 35.5% · 2,749 students tested
Reading / language arts10%
State average 48.6% · 2,733 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65%
State average 90.5% · 496 in the class

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$41,480 per student · 46% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 28%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 1%State 78%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,160’20
5,736’21
5,858’22
5,964’23
5,871’24

Up 13.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 54%Black 42%Two or more races 1%White 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

16 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.