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Egg Harbor Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Egg Harbor Township.

Egg Harbor Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New Jersey school districts

Students
7,346
Schools
7
Spent per student
$26,961
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$33.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Egg Harbor Township School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $33.1M, about $4,509 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Egg Harbor Township 48,435

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Egg Harbor Township. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Egg Harbor Township High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 35.5% · 3,815 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.6% · 3,809 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90.5% · 668 in the class

100% 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
$26,961 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 56%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,746’20
7,172’21
7,473’22
7,374’23
7,346’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 40%Hispanic 30%Asian 13%Black 11%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Swift-Slaybaugh Complex
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Egg Harbor Township
C+
1,422 students15:1
Bargaintown Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Egg Harbor Township
258 students11:1
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Egg Harbor Township
C
677 students14:1
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Egg Harbor Township
C
980 students10:1
Alder Avenue Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Egg Harbor Township
B−
919 students12:1
Fernwood Avenue Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Egg Harbor Township
C+
811 students10:1
Egg Harbor Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Egg Harbor Township
B
2,279 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mainland Regional School DistrictLinwood, Northfield, Somers Point
$30,140per student
Greater Egg Harbor Regional School DistrictGalloway Township, Hamilton Township
$30,129per student
Absecon City School DistrictAbsecon
$24,794per student
Atlantic City School DistrictAtlantic City
$35,527per student

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.