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Essex County Schools of Technology, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Essex County Schools of Technology runs 3 public schools with 2,190 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 11.8 students per teacher is about the same as the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
2,190
Teachers (FTE)
186
Students per teacher
11.8
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
60 Nelson Place 1 North, Newark, NJ 07102
County
Essex County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Specialized public school district
NCES district ID
3404800
State district ID
NJ-131390
Total staff (FTE)
324
School counselors (FTE)
10.0About 219 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
12.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.8
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 (2,340), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$72.0 million
Federal revenue
$4.3 million
State revenue
$41.4 million
Local revenue
$26.3 million
Total spending
$69.2 million
Spending per pupil
$29,576
Salaries
$25.9 million37.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$187.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.0%
  • State: 57.5%
  • Local: 36.6%

New Jersey overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$29,576
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Essex County Schools of Technology

By level: 3 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyHigh9 to 121,23013.2
Essex County Newark TechHigh9 to 1260610.8
Essex County West Caldwell TechHigh9 to 1235310.1

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.