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Carteret Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Carteret Public School District details

Carteret Public School District
599 Roosevelt Avenue
Carteret, NJ 07008

3,882 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Carteret Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.3% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
34%
47%
19%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carteret High School
199 Washington Avenue
Carteret, NJ, 07008
09-12
Carteret Middle School
300 Carteret Avenue
Carteret, NJ, 07008
06-08
Columbus Elementary School
1 Carteret Avenue
Carteret, NJ, 07008
PK-05
Nathan Hale Elementary School
678 Roosevelt Avenue
Carteret, NJ, 07008
PK-05
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School
83 Post Blvd
Carteret, NJ, 07008
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.7% 41.1%
Black 16.1% 15.3%
Hispanic 50.1% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 24.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.7% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 59.1% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,918 $45,157,302 57.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,979 $7,498,431 9.6%
Staff $327 $1,239,003 1.6%
General Administration $397 $1,504,233 1.9%
School Administration $850 $3,220,650 4.1%
Operation $1,333 $5,050,737 6.4%
Transportation $297 $1,125,333 1.4%
Other $324 $1,227,636 1.6%
Total Support $5,506 $20,862,234 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,266 $12,374,874 15.8%
Total Expenditures $20,690 $78,394,410 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%