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Kearny School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 5,435 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Kearny School District is a school district in New Jersey (Hudson County). During the 2024 school year, 5,435 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Kearny School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Adeline Boyd2027
John Carey2027
Cecilia Lindenfelser2027
Samantha Paris2026
Laura Pettigrew2026
Sebastian Viscuso2026
Elizabeth Burke2025
John McKenna2025
Jose Soares2025

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Kearny School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 31William SampsonDemocratic Party 100% 29%
New Jersey General Assembly District 31Barbara McCann StamatoDemocratic Party 100% 29%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,158,000 $1,781 6%
Local: $58,362,000 $11,350 39%
State: $80,784,000 $15,711 55%
Total: $148,304,000 $28,842
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $138,381,000 $26,911
Total Current Expenditures: $123,085,000 $23,937
Instructional Expenditures: $80,973,000 $15,747 59%
Student and Staff Support: $10,981,000 $2,135 8%
Administration: $13,688,000 $2,661 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,442,000 $3,392 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,123,000 $218
Construction: $532,000 $103
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $230,000 $44
Interest on Debt: $94,000 $18

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 12 25-29 20-29 10 PS <50 15
2018-2019 29 50-54 20-29 26 PS <50 32
2017-2018 28 50-54 30-34 24 PS <50 34
2016-2017 26 50-54 25-29 21 PS <50 32
2015-2016 25 45-49 20-24 21 PS <50 28
2014-2015 23 50-54 15-19 19 PS PS 27
2013-2014 67 85-89 55-59 64 PS PS 71
2012-2013 69 85-89 70-74 66 PS PS 72
2011-2012 70 85-89 60-64 66 PS 74
2010-2011 70 90-94 55-59 67 PS 74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 60-64 40-49 39 PS <50 46
2018-2019 45 60-64 40-49 41 PS >=50 52
2017-2018 44 65-69 40-44 39 PS >=50 51
2016-2017 40 60-64 25-29 35 PS >=50 46
2015-2016 35 55-59 20-24 30 PS >=50 40
2014-2015 32 55-59 20-24 25 PS PS 40
2013-2014 64 75-79 50-54 59 PS PS 71
2012-2013 64 80-84 60-64 60 PS PS 69
2011-2012 65 80-84 60-64 60 PS 70
2010-2011 66 80-84 60-64 61 PS 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=50 <50 85-89 PS 90-94
2018-2019 88 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 91 >=50 >=50 90-94 90-94
2016-2017 92 >=50 >=50 90-94 85-89
2015-2016 90 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90 >=50 >=50 85-89 90-94
2013-2014 92 >=50 >=50 90-94 90-94
2012-2013 88 >=50 >=50 85-89 90-94
2011-2012 84 >=50 >=50 80-84 85-89
2010-2011 88 >=80 >=50 85-89 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 5,435 -0.1
2022-2023 5,438 5.4
2021-2022 5,142 -2.1
2020-2021 5,251 -2.7
2019-2020 5,394 -0.4
2018-2019 5,414 -3.8
2017-2018 5,619 -2.0
2016-2017 5,731 -4.7
2015-2016 6,001 -1.1
2014-2015 6,068 2.6
2013-2014 5,912 -1.0
2012-2013 5,974 0.9
2011-2012 5,921 12.5
2010-2011 5,181 -11.3
2009-2010 5,769 2.1
2008-2009 5,649 0.6
2007-2008 5,616 2.2
2006-2007 5,494 0.4
2005-2006 5,470 2.4
2004-2005 5,339 -10.3
2003-2004 5,888 9.2
2002-2003 5,349 1.8
2001-2002 5,251 5.4
2000-2001 4,968 -1.1
1999-2000 5,023 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Kearny School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.0 10.3
Black 2.0 14.5
Hispanic 68.2 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 1.1 3.1
White 25.4 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Kearny School District had 467.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.64.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 29.50
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 202.49
Secondary: 173.70
Total: 467.00

Kearny School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 16.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 24.50
School Administrators: 16.00
School Administrative Support: 23.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 128.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 24.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 36.10
Other Support Services: 104.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Kearny School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Franklin Elementary School965PK-6
Garfield Elementary School442PK-6
Kearny High School1,8139-12
Lincoln Middle School7227-8
Roosevelt Elementary School424PK-6
Schuyler Elementary School441PK-6
Washington Elementary School533PK-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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