Regular local school district · Mercer County

Trenton Public School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Trenton Public School District runs 25 public schools with 15,964 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is 4.4 higher than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools: 25
Students: 15,964
Teachers (FTE): 990
Students per teacher: 16.1; NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 108 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609
Phone: (609)656-4900
County: Mercer County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3416290
State district ID: NJ-215210
Total staff (FTE): 1,749
School counselors (FTE): 36.0About 443 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 51.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.1

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 (14,708), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $379.4 million
Federal revenue: $20.1 million
State revenue: $333.0 million
Local revenue: $26.3 million
Total spending: $360.6 million
Spending per pupil: $24,515
Salaries: $123.4 million34.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $10.5 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 5.3%
State: 87.8%
Local: 6.9%

New Jersey overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$24,515

New Jersey$25,026

United States$16,826

Schools in Trenton Public School District

By level: 2 high, 9 middle, 13 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Middle	7 to 8	474	12.2
Battle Monument Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Middle	4 to 6	499	15.6
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	311	13.0
Cadwalader Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	200	12.5
Capital City High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	756	18.9
Carroll Robbins Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	459	12.4
Clara Parker Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Middle	4 to 6	583	14.6
Darlene C. McKnight ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	350	14.0
Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr ElementaryCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	353	13.6
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Middle	7 to 8	650	13.3
Franklin Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	372	13.3
George Washington Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	321	14.0
Gershom Mott Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	375	13.4
Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	7 to 8	703	14.3
Grant Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Middle	4 to 6	610	12.7
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Middle	4 to 6	668	16.3
Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Elementary	K to 3	347	12.9
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Middle	4 to 6	546	15.2
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Elementary	K to 3	468	14.2
Patton J. Hill Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	555	13.9
Paul S. Robeson Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	390	13.9
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Middle	4 to 6	329	11.3
Trenton Central High School - Main CampusCEP school	High	10 to 12	2,097	13.4
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyCEP school	Secondary	9	890	15.1
William Harrison Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 3	243	12.2

Nearby and related

Other districts in Mercer County

Hamilton Township Public School District 12,476 students
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District 8,900 students
East Windsor Regional School District 5,126 students
Princeton Public School District 3,843 students
Lawrence Township Public School District 3,735 students
Ewing Township School District 3,658 students
Hopewell Valley Regional School District 3,465 students
Robbinsville Public School District 3,098 students
Foundation Academy Charter School 1,154 students
Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School 562 students
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities 545 students
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School 543 students
Pace Charter School of Hamilton 463 students
Princeton Charter School 423 students
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County 416 students

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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.