List of school districts in New Jersey

School districts in New Jersey may operate as single-municipality, regional, consolidated or countywide districts.

Most New Jersey school districts are Type 2 school districts, counted as independent governmental agencies by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Type 1 school districts, which include school districts dependent on municipal governments, are not counted as independent governments by the Census Bureau. New Jersey also has several county vocational school districts and special services school districts, as well as three state-operated school districts, also not counted by the Census Bureau as independent governments.

In 2022, due to New Jersey law allowing for hyperlocal governance of education, the state had over 600 school districts, a high number in comparison to states which have county-based school districts. In 2022 the state passed a law encouraging merging of school districts.

There are some non-operating school districts, which never operated or no longer operate any school facilities and where all students have attended school in other districts as part of sending/receiving relationships. 13 of those districts were abolished in 2009. Other districts remained in place after political resistance, based on a desire to avoid increased taxation. The state government instead allowed tax rates in the remaining districts to increase. 16 non-operating districts remained in existence.

Atlantic County Absecon Public School District – PreK-8 Atlantic City School District – PreK-12 Atlantic County Special Services School District – Special Services Atlantic County Vocational School District – Vocational Brigantine Public Schools – PreK-8 Buena Regional School District – Regional Egg Harbor City School District – PreK-8 Egg Harbor Township Schools – PreK-12 Estell Manor School District – K-8 Folsom Borough School District – PreK-8 Galloway Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District – Regional Hamilton Township Schools – PreK-8 Hammonton Public Schools – K-12 Linwood Public Schools – PreK-8 Mainland Regional High School – Regional Margate City Schools – K-8 Mullica Township Schools – PreK-8 Northfield Community Schools – K-8 Pleasantville Public Schools – K-12 Port Republic School District – K-8 Somers Point Public Schools – PreK-8 Ventnor City School District – PreK-8 Weymouth Township School District – PreK-8 Corbin City School District - Non-operating Longport School District - Non-operating

Bergen County Allendale School District – PreK-8 Alpine Public School District – K-8 Bergen County Special Services School District – Special Services Bergen County Technical Schools – Vocational Bergenfield Public School District – K-12 Bogota Public Schools – K-12 Carlstadt Public Schools – PreK-8 Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District – Regional Cliffside Park School District – PreK-12 Closter Public Schools – PreK-8 Cresskill Public Schools – PreK-12 Demarest Public Schools – K-8 Dumont Public Schools – PreK-12 East Rutherford School District – PreK-8 Edgewater Public Schools – PreK-6 Elmwood Park Public Schools – PreK-12 Emerson School District – PreK-12 Englewood Public School District – PreK-12 Englewood Cliffs Public Schools – PreK-8 Fair Lawn Public Schools – K-12 Fairview Public Schools – PreK-8 Fort Lee School District – PreK-12 Franklin Lakes Public Schools – PreK-8 Garfield Public Schools – PreK-12 Glen Rock Public Schools – K-12 Hackensack Public Schools – PreK-12 Harrington Park School District – PreK-8 Hasbrouck Heights School District – PreK-12 Haworth Public Schools – K-8 Hillsdale Public Schools – K-8 Ho-Ho-Kus School District – PreK-8 Leonia Public Schools – PreK-12 Little Ferry Public Schools – K-8 Lodi Public Schools – PreK-12 Lyndhurst School District – PreK-12 Mahwah Township Public Schools – PreK-12 Maywood Public Schools – PreK-8 Midland Park School District – PreK-12 Montvale Public Schools – PreK-8 Moonachie School District – PreK-8 New Milford School District – K-12 North Arlington School District – PreK-12 Northern Highlands Regional High School – Regional Northern Valley Regional High School District – Regional Northvale Public Schools – K-8 Norwood Public School District – K-8 Oakland Public Schools – K-8 Old Tappan Public Schools – K-8 Oradell Public School District – K-6 Palisades Park Public School District – PreK-12 Paramus Public Schools – PreK-12 Park Ridge Public Schools – PreK-12 Pascack Valley Regional High School District – Regional Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District – Regional Ramsey Public School District – PreK-12 Ridgefield School District – PreK-12 Ridgefield Park Public Schools – PreK-12 Ridgewood Public Schools – PreK-12 River Dell Regional School District – Regional River Edge Elementary School District – PreK-6 River Vale Public Schools – PreK-8 Rochelle Park School District – PreK-8 Rutherford School District – PreK-12 Saddle Brook Public Schools – PreK-12 Saddle River School District – PreK-5 South Bergen Jointure Commission – Special Services South Hackensack School District – PreK-8 Teaneck Public Schools – PreK-12 Tenafly Public Schools – PreK-12 Upper Saddle River School District – PreK-8 Waldwick Public School District – PreK-12 Wallington Public Schools – PreK-12 Westwood Regional School District – Regional Wood-Ridge School District – PreK-12 Woodcliff Lake Public Schools – PreK-8 Wyckoff School District – PreK-8 Rockleigh School District - Non-operating

Burlington County Bass River Township School District – PreK-6 Beverly City Schools – PreK-8 Bordentown Regional School District – Regional Burlington County Institute of Technology – Vocational Burlington County Special Services School District – Special Services Burlington Township School District – PreK-12 Chesterfield School District – PreK-6 Cinnaminson Township Public Schools – PreK-12 City of Burlington Public School District – PreK-12 Delanco Township School District – K-8 Delran Township School District – PreK-12 Eastampton Township School District – K-8 Edgewater Park School District – PreK-8 Evesham Township School District – PreK-8 Florence Township School District – PreK-12 Hainesport Township School District – PreK-8 Lenape Regional High School District – Regional Lumberton Township School District – PreK-8 Mansfield Public Schools – K-6 Maple Shade School District – PreK-12 Medford Lakes School District – PreK-8 Medford Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Moorestown Township Public Schools – PreK-12 Mount Holly Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Mount Laurel Schools – PreK-8 New Hanover Township School District – Consolidated North Hanover Township School District – K-6 Northern Burlington County Regional School District – Regional Palmyra Public Schools – PreK-12 Pemberton Township School District – PreK-12 Rancocas Valley Regional High School – Regional Riverside School District – PreK-12 Riverton School District – K-8 Shamong Township School District – PreK-8 Southampton Township Schools – K-8 Springfield Township School District – PreK-6 Tabernacle School District – K-8 Washington Township School District – PreK-8 (non-operating) Westampton Township Schools – PreK-8 Willingboro Public Schools – PreK-12 Woodland Township School District – PreK-8

The U.S. Census Bureau lists "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" in Burlington County as having its own school district. - Text list Students attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following in their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District (PK-6), Northern Burlington County Regional School District (7-12), and Pemberton Township School District (K-12). - This is a .mil site.

Camden County Audubon School District – PreK-12 Barrington Public Schools – PreK-8 Bellmawr School District – PreK-8 Berlin Borough School District – PreK-8 Berlin Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Black Horse Pike Regional School District – Regional Brooklawn Public School District – PreK-8 Camden City School District – PreK-12 Camden County Technical Schools – Vocational Cherry Hill Public Schools – PreK-12 Chesilhurst Borough School District – Non-operated since 2009 Clementon School District – PreK-8 Collingswood Public Schools – PreK-12 Eastern Camden County Regional High School District – Regional Gibbsboro School District – PreK-8 Gloucester City Public Schools – PreK-12 Gloucester Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Haddon Heights School District – K-12 Haddon Township School District – PreK-12 Haddonfield Public Schools – PreK-12 Laurel Springs School District – PreK-6 Lawnside School District – PreK-8 Lindenwold Public Schools – PreK-12 Lower Camden County Regional School District – Dissolved in 2001 Magnolia School District – PreK-8 Merchantville School District – PreK-8 Mount Ephraim Public Schools – PreK-8 Oaklyn Public School District – PreK-5 Pennsauken Public Schools – PreK-12 Pine Hill Schools – PreK-12 Runnemede Public School District – PreK-8 Somerdale School District – PreK-8 Sterling High School – Regional Stratford School District – PreK-8 Voorhees Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Waterford Township School District – PreK-6 Winslow Township School District – PreK-12 Woodlynne School District – PreK-8 Chesilhurst School District - Non-operating Hi Nella School District - Non-operating Pine Valley School District - Non-operating

Cape May County Avalon School District – PreK-8 Cape May City School District – PreK-6 Cape May County Special Services School District – Special Services Cape May County Technical School District – Vocational Dennis Township Public Schools – PreK-8 Lower Cape May Regional School District – Regional Lower Township School District – PreK-6 Middle Township Public Schools – K-12 North Wildwood School District – PreK-8 Ocean City School District – PreK-12 Stone Harbor School District – K-8 Upper Township School District – PreK-8 West Cape May School District – PreK-6 Wildwood Public School District – PreK-12 Wildwood Crest School District – PreK-8 Woodbine School District – PreK-8 Cape May Point School District (non-operating, since 1931) Sea Isle City School District (non-operating, since 2012) West Wildwood School District (non-operating)

Cumberland County Bridgeton Public Schools – PreK-12 Commercial Township School District – K-8 Cumberland County Vocational School District – Vocational Cumberland Regional High School – Regional Deerfield Township School District – PreK-8 Downe Township School District – PreK-8 Fairfield Township School District – PreK-8 Greenwich Township School District – K-8 Hopewell Township School District – K-8 Maurice River Township School District – PreK-8 Millville Public Schools – PreK-12 Salem County Special Services School District – Special Services Stow Creek School District – PreK-8 Upper Deerfield Township Schools – PreK-8 Vineland Public Schools – PreK-12

Essex County Belleville School District – PreK-12 Bloomfield Public Schools – PreK-12 Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools – PreK-12 Cedar Grove Schools – PreK-12 East Orange School District – PreK-12 Essex County Schools of Technology – Vocational Essex Fells School District – K-6 Fairfield School District – PreK-6 Glen Ridge Public Schools – PreK-12 Irvington Public Schools – PreK-12 Livingston Public Schools – PreK-12 Millburn Township Public Schools – PreK-12 Montclair Public Schools – PreK-12 Newark Public Schools – PreK-12 North Caldwell Public Schools – PreK-6 Nutley Public Schools – PreK-12 Orange Board of Education – PreK-12 Roseland School District – PreK-6 South Orange-Maplewood School District – PreK-12 Verona Public Schools – PreK-12 West Essex Regional School District – Regional West Orange Public Schools – PreK-12

Gloucester County Clayton Public Schools – K-12