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Where students go

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Choose a town, county or ZIP to explore its records.

Across New Jersey

A town’s school district is not where every child goes. Choose a place to see how many K–12 students who live there attend public or private school.

K–12 students at a private school, by county

Children enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12, by the county they live in. Bars share one scale; overlapping margins mean two counties cannot be told apart.

Ocean County45%90% margin: ± 1.2 points

Gloucester County12%90% margin: ± 1.2 points

Somerset County12%90% margin: ± 1.2 points

Bergen County12%90% margin: ± 0.7 points

Monmouth County11%90% margin: ± 0.9 points

Sussex County11%90% margin: ± 1.4 points

Morris County11%90% margin: ± 0.9 points

Hunterdon County10%90% margin: ± 1.8 points

Camden County10%90% margin: ± 0.8 points

Passaic County10%90% margin: ± 0.9 points

Hudson County9%90% margin: ± 0.8 points

Cape May County9%90% margin: ± 1.8 points

Mercer County9%90% margin: ± 1.0 points

Burlington County9%90% margin: ± 0.9 points

Middlesex County9%90% margin: ± 0.7 points

Salem County9%90% margin: ± 2.1 points

Essex County8%90% margin: ± 0.7 points

Union County8%90% margin: ± 0.8 points

Warren County8%90% margin: ± 1.5 points

Cumberland County7%90% margin: ± 1.4 points

Atlantic County7%90% margin: ± 1.1 points

Census ACS 5-year table B14002, children enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12 by where they live. Charter, county vocational and choice schools count as public. Estimates carry 90% margins; small towns’ can be wide. District boundaries are approximate associations from NJDOE, not school assignments. NJDOE school reports. More visual stories →