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Trenton Public Schools, New Jersey

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Trenton Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 14,852 (2022-2023)
Schools: 25 (2022-2023)
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Trenton Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Mercer County). During the 2023 school year, 14,852 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

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

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School board

Trenton Public Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Gene Bouie
Addie Daniels-Lane
Deniece Johnson
Larry Traylor
Gerald Truehart II
Jeannie Weakliem
Yolanda Marrero-Lopez2024
Austin Edwards2022

Elections

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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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,064,000 $1,364 5%
Local: $26,345,000 $1,791 7%
State: $332,958,000 $22,638 88%
Total: $379,367,000 $25,793
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $360,567,000 $24,515
Total Current Expenditures: $247,955,000 $16,858
Instructional Expenditures: $148,033,000 $10,064 41%
Student and Staff Support: $39,902,000 $2,712 11%
Administration: $23,659,000 $1,608 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $33,816,000 $2,299 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,268,000 $766
Construction: $3,134,000 $213
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $27,154,000 $1,846
Interest on Debt: $380,000 $25


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 2 <=20 2 2 PS <=10 <=5
2018-2019 10 11-19 9 12 PS <=10 10-14
2017-2018 10 20-29 8 11 PS 11-19 10-14
2016-2017 9 30-39 7 10 <50 <=10 10-14
2015-2016 9 20-29 7 10 PS 11-19 <=5
2014-2015 8 30-39 7 10 PS <50 6-9
2013-2014 35 50-59 29 42 >=50 30-34 35-39
2012-2013 34 50-54 30 41 PS 15-19 40-44
2011-2012 37 55-59 32 44 PS 35-39 40-44
2010-2011 36 30-34 31 44 <50 30-34 55-59

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 16 40-59 17 15 PS 11-19 20-24
2018-2019 20 20-29 17 22 PS 11-19 15-19
2017-2018 20 30-39 17 23 PS 30-39 20-24
2016-2017 19 40-59 17 21 <50 20-29 20-24
2015-2016 17 30-39 15 20 PS 11-19 15-19
2014-2015 15 20-29 13 17 PS <50 6-9
2013-2014 29 50-59 27 33 <50 20-24 35-39
2012-2013 29 30-34 28 32 PS 15-19 30-34
2011-2012 30 30-34 28 33 PS 25-29 30-34
2010-2011 31 20-24 29 34 <50 35-39 40-44

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 64 PS 67 61 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 64 PS 64 64 PS <50
2017-2018 68 PS 72 65 PS <50
2016-2017 70 PS 70 70 PS >=50
2015-2016 67 PS 66 68 PS >=50
2014-2015 69 >=50 68 70 60-79
2013-2014 53 <50 53 55-59 21-39
2012-2013 49 <50 49 48 PS PS >=50
2011-2012 48 <50 48 50-54 PS PS 21-39
2010-2011 48 <50 46 50-54 21-39


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 (%)
2022-2023 14,852 -1.1
2021-2022 15,017 2.1
2020-2021 14,708 -6.7
2019-2020 15,694 7.6
2018-2019 14,500 4.3
2017-2018 13,883 1.8
2016-2017 13,637 0.0
2015-2016 13,631 -1.8
2014-2015 13,881 25.2
2013-2014 10,388 -16.9
2012-2013 12,139 35.7
2011-2012 7,809 -65.9
2010-2011 12,959 13.0
2009-2010 11,274 1.2
2008-2009 11,138 -2.8
2007-2008 11,449 -5.3
2006-2007 12,052 -3.8
2005-2006 12,513 -3.8
2004-2005 12,990 -1.8
2003-2004 13,227 0.0
2002-2003 13,231 7.7
2001-2002 12,209 8.5
2000-2001 11,177 -6.7
1999-2000 11,930 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Trenton Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 10.2
Black 34.5 14.7
Hispanic 63.5 33.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.0
White 1.0 38.5

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 2022-2023 school year, Trenton Public Schools had 966.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.37.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 22.00
Kindergarten: 34.00
Elementary: 530.50
Secondary: 281.20
Total: 966.40

Trenton Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 51.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 22.00
School Administrators: 51.50
School Administrative Support: 38.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 187.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 30.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 35.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 81.00
Other Support Services: 217.00


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]

Trenton Public Schools operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cadwalader Elementary School163KG-3
Clara Parker Elementary School5154-6
Columbus Elementary School296KG-3
Daylight/Twilight High School4797-12
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School5687-8
Dunn Middle School6707-8
Franklin Elementary School349KG-3
Grant Elementary School5424-6
Gregory Elementary School269KG-3
Harrison Elementary School239KG-3
Hedgepeth Williams Elementary School5824-6
Holland Middle School5137-8
Jefferson Elementary3544-6
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School4984-6
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School366KG-3
Monument Elementary School4604-6
Mott Elementary School357KG-3
Paul S. Robeson Elementary School341KG-3
P.J. Hill Elementary502KG-3
Robbins Elementary School413KG-3
Stokes Elementary School306KG-3
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy7969-9
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus2,25510-12
Washington Elementary School289KG-3
Wilson Elementary School361KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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