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Gloucester Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Gloucester Township.

Gloucester Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of New Jersey school districts

Students
6,502
Schools
11
Spent per student
$23,057
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$7.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gloucester Township School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.7M, about $1,178 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
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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 Gloucester Township. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsBlack Horse Pike Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency29%
State average 35.5% · 4,185 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.6% · 4,179 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Black Horse Pike Regional 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
$23,057 per student · 19% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,368’20
6,397’21
6,548’22
6,516’23
6,502’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 41%Black 28%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 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.