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Lower Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Lower Township.

Lower Township’s School Grade D better than 14% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,389
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,348
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$18.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lower Township School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.5M, about $13,330 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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 Lower Township. Grade by grade →

3–4Maud Abrams SchoolThis district
7–8Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolLower Cape May Regional School District
9–12Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolLower Cape May Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency28%
State average 35.5% · 719 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.6% · 718 students tested

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

Graduation rate 72% at Lower Cape May 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
$25,348 per student · 11% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 39%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,495’20
1,511’21
1,445’22
1,430’23
1,389’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 17%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.