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Delanco Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Delanco Township.

Delanco Township’s School Grade D− better than 4% of New Jersey school districts

Students
355
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,380
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delanco Township School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NJ average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 42% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $6,042 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delanco Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8M. Joan Pearson SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency9%
State average 35.5% · 270 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 48.6% · 263 students tested

98% 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
$22,380 per student · 21% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 34%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
250’20
218’21
218’22
231’23
355’24

Up 42% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Black 25%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.