Highest spending per pupil: Hudson County, NJ 2023-24
Spending per pupil across 12 Hudson County, New Jersey school districts, 2023-24. Jersey City Public Schools leads at $35,836. NJ DOE; ranked by DistrictFacts.
- Districts ranked
- 12
- Period
- 2023-24
- Publication floor
- 8 districts
- Tie rule
- Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.
- County definition
- The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).
NJ DOE TGES total spending per pupil, audited actual, divided by average daily enrollment plus students sent out of district. It is a broader measure than general current expense per pupil and is never compared with the User-Friendly Budget per-pupil figures, which are budgeted and use a different count.
Measure: Total spending per pupil (audited actual).
Source: NJ DOE.
Ranked districts
- 1. Jersey City Public Schools — $35,836
- 2. Union City School District — $32,490
- 3. Weehawken Public School District — $31,815
- 4. Harrison Public Schools — $31,520
- 5. Hoboken Public School District — $29,174
- 6. Kearny — $27,739
- 7. Bayonne School District — $27,269
- 8. North Bergen School District — $27,046
- 9. Secaucus School District — $26,879
- 10. Guttenberg School District — $26,303
- 11. West New York School District — $26,245
- 12. East Newark School District — $25,323