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Newark Public Schools

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Newark Public Schools is a public school district in New Jersey. They serve 36,112 students across 75 schools, and its teachers have had 3,504 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 75
    Schools
  • 36,112
    Students
  • 2,669
    Teachers

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Newark Public Schools Demographics

87%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Newark Public Schools Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Newark Public Schools had a total revenue of $1.2 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 12.7% came from local sources, 80.5% from state sources, and 6.8% from federal sources.

Newark Public Schools had a per-pupil revenue of $33,556 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 12.7% came from local sources, 80.5% from state sources, and 6.8% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Newark Public Schools Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 21, 2024

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Newark Public Schools

$2.0 million
raised using DonorsChoose
3,504
projects funded
1,165
teachers funded
11,510
donors
253
projects for basic supplies
571
projects for technology
490
projects for books
141
projects for art supplies

Newark Public Schools has received support from 7,099 individuals from New Jersey and 4,411 individuals out-of-state.

Newark Public Schools Schools

Abington Avenue Elementary School American History High School Ann Street Elementary School Annex Ann Street Elementary School Arts High School Avon Avenue Elementary School Bard High School - Early College Barringer High School Belmont Runyon Elementary School Bruce St School for the Deaf Camden Street Elementary School Central High School Early Childhood School South Chancellor Avenue Elementary School Cleveland Elementary School Dr E Alma Flagg Elementary School Dr William H Horton Elementary School Eagle Academy Young Men - Newark Early Childhood School - North East Side High School East Ward Elementary School Early Childhood School - Central Elliott Street Elementary School Elliott Street @ Good Counsel Annex First Avenue Elementary School Fourteenth Avenue Elementary School Benjamin Franklin Elementary School George W Carver Elementary School George Washington Carver Elementary School Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School Great Oaks Legacy Charter School - FHES Harriet Tubman Elementary School Hawkins Street Elementary School Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School Ironbound Academy Elementary School Ivy Hill Elementary School John F Kennedy School Lafayette Street Elementary School Annex Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex Lafayette Street Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Luis Munoz - Marin School Malcolm X Shabazz High School McKinley Elementary School Michelle Obama Elementary School Mount Vernon Elementary School Nelson Mandela Elementary School New Jersey Regional Day School Newark School - Data Science Technical Newark School - Fashion & Design Newark School - Global Studies Newark School of Fashion and Design Newark Vocational High School Salome Urena Elementary School Oliver Street Elementary School Park Elementary School Brick Peshine Ave Elementary School Quitman Street Community School Rafael Hernandez Elementary School Ridge Street Elementary School-Early Childhood Center Ridge Street Elementary School Roberto Clemente Elementary School Science Park High School Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School South Seventeenth Street Elementary School South Street Elementary School Speedway Academies Louise A. Spencer Elementary School Sussex Avenue Elementary School Technology High School Thirteenth Ave Elementary School University High School Weequahic High School West Side High School Wilson Avenue Elementary School
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