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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 9,443 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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New Brunswick Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 9,443 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

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

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About the district

School board

New Brunswick Public Schools 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
Maria Alvarez2026
Ivan Adorno2028
Yesenia Medina-Hernandez2028
Janessa Ortiz20252028
Jennifer Sevilla2027
Diana Solis2027
Edward Spencer2027
Patricia Varela2026
Ashley Caldwell20242026

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New Brunswick Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 17Joseph DanielsenDemocratic Party 100% 7%
New Jersey General Assembly District 17Kevin EganDemocratic Party 100% 7%

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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: $31,215,000 $3,186 10%
Local: $44,016,000 $4,493 15%
State: $221,977,000 $22,658 75%
Total: $297,208,000 $30,337
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $284,146,000 $29,003
Total Current Expenditures: $246,738,000 $25,185
Instructional Expenditures: $147,228,000 $15,027 52%
Student and Staff Support: $38,954,000 $3,976 14%
Administration: $18,582,000 $1,896 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $41,974,000 $4,284 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,023,000 $206
Construction: $508,000 $51
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $15,617,000 $1,594
Interest on Debt: $648,000 $66

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 (%)
2021-2022 8 <50 7 8 PS <=20 <=20
2020-2021 4 <50 4 4 PS <50 <=20
2018-2019 19 60-79 16 19 <50 <50 30-39
2017-2018 21 40-49 20 21 PS <50 30-39
2016-2017 18 21-39 16 18 PS <50 30-39
2015-2016 18 21-39 14 18 PS <50 30-39
2014-2015 14 21-39 10 14 <50 <50 30-39
2013-2014 50 40-59 45 51 PS 21-39 70-79
2012-2013 49 50-59 42 50 PS 21-39 70-79
2011-2012 49 60-79 41 50 PS <50 70-79
2010-2011 46 70-79 38 47 PS >=50 80-89

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 (%)
2021-2022 20 >=50 21 20 PS <=20 21-39
2020-2021 23 <50 29 22 PS <50 40-59
2018-2019 32 60-79 31 31 >=50 >=50 50-59
2017-2018 32 60-69 34 31 PS <50 40-49
2016-2017 26 21-39 30 26 PS <50 50-59
2015-2016 23 21-39 24 23 <50 <50 30-39
2014-2015 20 30-39 23 20 <50 >=50 40-49
2013-2014 33 40-59 40 31 PS 21-39 60-69
2012-2013 34 40-59 36 33 PS 21-39 60-69
2011-2012 34 60-79 37 33 PS <50 70-79
2010-2011 33 70-79 37 31 PS >=50 70-79

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 (%)
2021-2022 63 PS 40-49 65 PS PS >=50
2020-2021 57 PS 45-49 58 PS PS >=50
2019-2020 72 PS 80-84 70 >=50
2018-2019 78 PS 75-79 78 PS >=50
2017-2018 73 PS 75-79 74 PS PS <50
2016-2017 69 PS 70-74 69 PS PS
2015-2016 70 PS 70-74 69 PS PS
2014-2015 69 PS 65-69 69 PS PS
2013-2014 63 PS 60-64 63 PS PS
2012-2013 61 >=50 55-59 62 <50
2011-2012 59 PS 60-64 57 PS >=50
2010-2011 59 >=50 55-59 55-59 >=50

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 9,443 -2.6
2022-2023 9,690 -1.1
2021-2022 9,797 -1.7
2020-2021 9,961 -4.7
2019-2020 10,432 0.1
2018-2019 10,422 -0.1
2017-2018 10,437 0.5
2016-2017 10,389 0.9
2015-2016 10,295 0.6
2014-2015 10,230 20.2
2013-2014 8,161 3.2
2012-2013 7,902 3.1
2011-2012 7,657 -22.7
2010-2011 9,392 23.2
2009-2010 7,209 5.1
2008-2009 6,838 1.9
2007-2008 6,711 -1.3
2006-2007 6,797 0.8
2005-2006 6,744 0.1
2004-2005 6,736 -3.8
2003-2004 6,989 12.6
2002-2003 6,105 6.6
2001-2002 5,701 3.8
2000-2001 5,486 1.5
1999-2000 5,406 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE New Brunswick Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 10.3
Black 6.6 14.5
Hispanic 91.8 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.4 3.1
White 0.7 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, New Brunswick Public Schools had 785.71 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.02.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 36.00
Kindergarten: 34.00
Elementary: 345.90
Secondary: 238.36
Total: 785.71

New Brunswick Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 44.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 57.00
School Administrators: 44.00
School Administrative Support: 55.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 200.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 47.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 31.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 133.00
Other Support Services: 265.00

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]

New Brunswick Public Schools operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A Chester Redshaw School736PK-5
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School760KG-8
Lincoln Elementary School392KG-5
Livingston Elementary School346KG-5
Lord Stirling Elementary School470PK-5
Mckinley Community School574PK-8
New Brunswick Adult High School809-12
New Brunswick High School2,5049-12
New Brunswick Middle School1,1396-8
Paul Robeson Community School For The Arts645PK-8
Roosevelt Elementary School620KG-5
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School355PK-8


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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