Regular local school district · Burlington County
Burlington City Public School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending
Burlington City Public School District runs 4 public schools with 1,822 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.2 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,822
- Teachers (FTE)
- 179
- Students per teacher
- 10.2
- NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 550 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08016
- Phone
- (609)387-5874
- County
- Burlington County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3402430
- State district ID
- NJ-050600
- Total staff (FTE)
- 332
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 182 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.2
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 (1,740), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $47.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.8 million
- State revenue
- $26.4 million
- Local revenue
- $17.9 million
- Total spending
- $44.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $25,475
- Salaries
- $20.4 million45.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $755,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.0%
- State: 56.1%
- Local: 37.9%
New Jersey overall
- Federal: 5.1%
- State: 41.6%
- Local: 53.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$25,475
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826
Schools in Burlington City Public School District
By level: 1 high, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Burlington City High School | High | 7 to 12 | 757 | 10.5 |
| Captain James Lawrence Elementary School | Elementary | K to 2 | 229 | 10.0 |
| Samuel Smith Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 310 | 8.9 |
| Wilbur Watts Intermediate School | Elementary | 3 to 6 | 483 | 10.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Burlington County
- Lenape Regional High School District 6,535 students
- Evesham Township School District 4,598 students
- Mount Laurel Township School District 4,592 students
- Pemberton Township School District 4,351 students
- Moorestown Township Public School District 3,919 students
- Willingboro Public School District 3,806 students
- Burlington Township School District 3,712 students
- Medford Township School District 2,982 students
- Cinnaminson Township School District 2,962 students
- Delran Township School District 2,907 students
- Maple Shade School District 2,388 students
- Bordentown Regional School District 2,214 students
- Burlington County Institute of Technology School District 2,195 students
- Northern Burlington County Regional School District 2,099 students
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2,002 students
More in New Jersey
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.