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C+

Monroe Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Monroe Township.

Monroe Township’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Jersey school districts

Students
5,703
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,603
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$48.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe Township School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of New Jersey districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $48.7M, about $8,547 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Monroe Township 38,137

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monroe Township. Grade by grade →

PK–44 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Williamstown Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Williamstown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.5% · 3,016 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.6% · 3,039 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.5% · 453 in the class

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
$22,603 per student · 21% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 56%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,621’20
5,635’21
5,723’22
5,657’23
5,703’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Black 19%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Oak Knoll Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Williamstown
B−
671 students12:1
Radix Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Williamstown
B
609 students10:1
Holly Glen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Williamstown
C+
570 students10:1
Whitehall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Williamstown
B−
390 students10:1
Williamstown Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Williamstown
C+
1,694 students12:1
Williamstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Williamstown
B−
1,769 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clayton Borough School DistrictClayton
$24,273per student
Delsea Regional High School School DistrictFranklin Township
$25,334per student
Franklin Township School DistrictFranklin Township
$22,158per student
Glassboro Borough School DistrictGlassboro
$24,365per 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.