List of school districts in New Jersey explained

See also: List of high schools in New Jersey and List of charter schools in New Jersey. The following list of school districts in New Jersey distinguishes between regional, consolidated and countywide districts and those serving single municipalities. Districts are grouped by county.

Most New Jersey school districts are Type 2 school districts, counted as independent governmental agencies by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Type 1 school districts, which include school districts dependent on municipal governments, are not counted as independent governments by the Census Bureau. New Jersey also has several county vocational school districts and special services school districts, as well as three state-operated school districts, also not counted by the Census Bureau as independent governments.^[1]

In 2022, due to New Jersey law allowing for hyperlocal governance of education, the state had over 600 school districts, a high number in comparison to states which have county-based school districts. In 2022 the state passed a law encouraging merging of school districts.^[2]

There are some non-operating school districts, which are those districts that never operated any school facilities and where all students have attended school in other districts as part of sending/receiving relationships.^[3] 13 of those districts were abolished in 2009.^[4] Other districts remained in place after political resistance, based on a desire to avoid increased taxation. The state government instead allowed tax rates in the remaining districts to increase.^[3] 16 non-operating districts remain in existence.^[5]

Atlantic County

Absecon Public School District – PreK-8
Atlantic City School District – PreK-12
Atlantic County Special Services School District – Special Services
Atlantic County Vocational School District – Vocational
Brigantine Public Schools – PreK-8
Buena Regional School District – Regional
Egg Harbor City School District – PreK-8
Egg Harbor Township Schools – PreK-12
Estell Manor School District – K-8
Folsom Borough School District – PreK-8
Galloway Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District – Regional
Hamilton Township Schools – PreK-8
Hammonton Public Schools – K-12
Linwood Public Schools – PreK-8
Mainland Regional High School – Regional
Margate City Schools – K-8
Mullica Township Schools – PreK-8
Northfield Community Schools – K-8
Pleasantville Public Schools – K-12
Port Republic School District – K-8
Somers Point Public Schools – PreK-8
Ventnor City School District – PreK-8
Weymouth Township School District – PreK-8
Corbin City School District - Non-operating^[5]
Longport School District - Non-operating^[5]

Bergen County

Allendale School District – PreK-8
Alpine Public School District – K-8
Bergen County Special Services School District – Special Services
Bergen County Technical Schools – Vocational
Bergenfield Public School District – K-12
Bogota Public Schools – K-12
Carlstadt Public Schools – PreK-8
Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District – Regional
Cliffside Park School District – PreK-12
Closter Public Schools – PreK-8
Cresskill Public Schools – PreK-12
Demarest Public Schools – K-8
Dumont Public Schools – PreK-12
East Rutherford School District – PreK-8
Edgewater Public Schools – PreK-6
Elmwood Park Public Schools – PreK-12
Emerson School District – PreK-12
Englewood Public School District – PreK-12
Englewood Cliffs Public Schools – PreK-8
Fair Lawn Public Schools – K-12
Fairview Public Schools – PreK-8
Fort Lee School District – PreK-12
Franklin Lakes Public Schools – PreK-8
Garfield Public Schools – PreK-12
Glen Rock Public Schools – K-12
Hackensack Public Schools – PreK-12
Harrington Park School District – PreK-8
Hasbrouck Heights School District – PreK-12
Haworth Public Schools – K-8
Hillsdale Public Schools – K-8
Ho-Ho-Kus School District – PreK-8
Leonia Public Schools – PreK-12
Little Ferry Public Schools – K-8
Lodi Public Schools – PreK-12
Lyndhurst School District – PreK-12
Mahwah Township Public Schools – PreK-12
Maywood Public Schools – PreK-8
Midland Park School District – PreK-12
Montvale Public Schools – PreK-8
Moonachie School District – PreK-8
New Milford School District – K-12
North Arlington School District – PreK-12
Northern Highlands Regional High School – Regional
Northern Valley Regional High School District – Regional
Northvale Public Schools – K-8
Norwood Public School District – K-8
Oakland Public Schools – K-8
Old Tappan Public Schools – K-8
Oradell Public School District – K-6
Palisades Park Public School District – PreK-12
Paramus Public Schools – PreK-12
Park Ridge Public Schools – PreK-12
Pascack Valley Regional High School District – Regional
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District – Regional
Ramsey Public School District – PreK-12
Ridgefield School District – PreK-12
Ridgefield Park Public Schools – PreK-12
Ridgewood Public Schools – PreK-12
River Dell Regional School District – Regional
River Edge Elementary School District – PreK-6
River Vale Public Schools – PreK-8
Rochelle Park School District – PreK-8
Rutherford School District – PreK-12
Saddle Brook Public Schools – PreK-12
Saddle River School District – PreK-5
South Bergen Jointure Commission – Special Services
South Hackensack School District – PreK-8
Teaneck Public Schools – PreK-12
Tenafly Public Schools – PreK-12
Upper Saddle River School District – PreK-8
Waldwick Public School District – PreK-12
Wallington Public Schools – PreK-12
Westwood Regional School District – Regional
Wood-Ridge School District – PreK-12
Woodcliff Lake Public Schools – PreK-8
Wyckoff School District – PreK-8
Rockleigh School District - Non-operating^[5]

Burlington County

Bass River Township School District – PreK-6
Beverly City Schools – PreK-8
Bordentown Regional School District – Regional
Burlington County Institute of Technology – Vocational
Burlington County Special Services School District – Special Services
Burlington Township School District – PreK-12
Chesterfield School District – PreK-6
Cinnaminson Township Public Schools – PreK-12
City of Burlington Public School District – PreK-12
Delanco Township School District – K-8
Delran Township School District – PreK-12
Eastampton Township School District – K-8
Edgewater Park School District – PreK-8
Evesham Township School District – PreK-8
Florence Township School District – PreK-12
Hainesport Township School District – PreK-8
Lenape Regional High School District – Regional
Lumberton Township School District – PreK-8
Mansfield Public Schools – K-6
Maple Shade School District – PreK-12
Medford Lakes School District – PreK-8
Medford Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Moorestown Township Public Schools – PreK-12
Mount Holly Township Public Schools – PreK-8
Mount Laurel Schools – PreK-8
New Hanover Township School District – Consolidated
North Hanover Township School District – K-6
Northern Burlington County Regional School District – Regional
Palmyra Public Schools – PreK-12
Pemberton Township School District – PreK-12
Rancocas Valley Regional High School – Regional
Riverside School District – PreK-12
Riverton School District – K-8
Shamong Township School District – PreK-8
Southampton Township Schools – K-8
Springfield Township School District – PreK-6
Tabernacle School District – K-8
Washington Township School District – PreK-8 (non-operating)^[5]
Westampton Township Schools – PreK-8
Willingboro Public Schools – PreK-12
Woodland Township School District – PreK-8

The U.S. Census Bureau lists "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" in Burlington County as having its own school district.^[6] Students attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following in their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District (PK-6), Northern Burlington County Regional School District (7-12), and Pemberton Township School District (K-12).^[7]