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C+

Frenchtown Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Frenchtown.

Frenchtown’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New Jersey school districts

Students
97
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,423
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Frenchtown Borough School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New Jersey districts
  • Spends 18% more per student than the NJ average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $7,299 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Frenchtown. Grade by grade →

PK–8Frenchtown ElementaryThis district
9–12Delaware Valley Regional High SchoolDelaware Valley Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 35.5% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 48.6% · 56 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Delaware Valley 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
$33,423 per student · 18% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 43%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 30%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
108’20
108’21
104’22
101’23
97’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 2%

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.