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Bridgeton City School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Bridgeton City School District runs 8 public schools with 6,163 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.3 students per teacher is 1.6 higher than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
8
Students
6,163
Teachers (FTE)
464
Students per teacher
13.3
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
41 Bank Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
County
Cumberland County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3402250
State district ID
NJ-110540
Total staff (FTE)
1,030
School counselors (FTE)
26.0About 237 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
26.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.3
New Jersey11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,313), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$151.9 million
Federal revenue
$17.3 million
State revenue
$128.5 million
Local revenue
$6.0 million
Total spending
$135.7 million
Spending per pupil
$21,492
Salaries
$61.4 million45.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.4%
  • State: 84.6%
  • Local: 4.0%

New Jersey overall

  • Federal: 5.1%
  • State: 41.6%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,492
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Bridgeton City School District

By level: 1 high, 6 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bridgeton High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,64115.1
Broad Street SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 878410.7
Buckshutem Road SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 865313.6
Cherry Street SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 852212.1
Geraldyn O Foster Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK31611.7
Indian Ave SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 862713.3
Quarter Mile Lane SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 869312.2
West Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 85289.4

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.