Paterson Public School District
Public school district based in Paterson, New Jersey. NCES district ID 3412690; state ID NJ-314010.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
43
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
21,372
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,682.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 827 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,393 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,554 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,642 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,728 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,686 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,710 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,627 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,724 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,783 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,434 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,421 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,445 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,398 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 6.3% | |
| Black or African American | 16.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 72.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | |
| White | 5.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 43.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 2,073 | 130.0 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| John F. Kennedy High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 1,846 | 138.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Joseph A. Taub School Paterson | 6–8 | Regular | 976 | 56.6 | 17.3 | Suburb: Large |
| School 16 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 813 | 54.2 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| School 5 Paterson | K–5 | Regular | 753 | 58.0 | 13 | Suburb: Large |
| Charles J. Riley/ School 9 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 682 | 59.0 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| School 24 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 668 | 54.1 | 12.3 | Suburb: Large |
| School 21 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 665 | 43.0 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| International High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 650 | 52.0 | 12.5 | Suburb: Large |
| School 27 Paterson | PK–5 | Regular | 641 | 48.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Senator Frank Lautenberg School Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 605 | 36.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| School 18 Paterson | 1–8 | Regular | 601 | 59.5 | 10.1 | Suburb: Large |
| School 15 Paterson | PK–5 | Regular | 577 | 49.5 | 11.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Dr. Hani Awadallah School Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 575 | 50.0 | 11.5 | Suburb: Large |
| School 25 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 526 | 42.5 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 513 | 48.5 | 10.6 | Suburb: Large |
| School 13 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 499 | 36.0 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School Paterson | 1–8 | Regular | 491 | 38.0 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| School 10 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 474 | 34.0 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| School 12 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 474 | 41.0 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| New Roberto Clemente Paterson | 6–8 | Regular | 473 | 45.0 | 10.5 | Suburb: Large |
| School 2 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 473 | 40.5 | 11.7 | Suburb: Large |
| School 28 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 463 | 38.5 | 12 | Suburb: Large |
| Alexander Hamilton Academy Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 439 | 32.0 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| School 26 Paterson | PK–8 | Regular | 419 | 31.0 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| School 8 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 411 | 35.0 | 11.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Paterson STEAM High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 379 | 32.0 | 11.8 | Suburb: Large |
| School 20 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 343 | 37.0 | 9.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Edward W. Kilpatrick Paterson | PK–3 | Regular | 295 | 25.5 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| School 19 Paterson | K–4 | Regular | 288 | 23.0 | 12.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Norman S. Weir Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 272 | 27.0 | 10.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 258 | 26.0 | 9.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Roberto Clemente Paterson | K–5 | Regular | 254 | 20.5 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| School 7 Paterson | K–5 | Regular | 250 | 22.0 | 11.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Dale Avenue Paterson | PK–2 | Regular | 228 | 23.0 | 9.9 | Suburb: Large |
| School 1 Paterson | K–5 | Regular | 217 | 21.0 | 10.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Paterson P-TECH High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 193 | 16.0 | 12.1 | Suburb: Large |
| School 3 Paterson | K–8 | Regular | 167 | 18.0 | 9.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success Paterson | 9–12 | Special Education | 112 | 8.0 | 14 | Suburb: Large |
| Newcomers High School Paterson | 9–12 | Regular | 106 | 6.0 | 17.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Anna Iandoli Early Learning Center Paterson | PK | Regular | 99 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| Alternative High School Paterson | 9–12 | Alternative | 81 | 21.0 | 3.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Young Men's Academy Paterson | 3–8 | Regular | 50 | 7.0 | 7.1 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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