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Collingswood Public School District

Collingswood, New Jersey · Superintendent: Dr. Fredrick McDowell · #174 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,207

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,080

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New Jersey median

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Collingswood Public School District is a public school district based in Collingswood, New Jersey, serving 2,207 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #174 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 245 students each, fewer than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Fredrick McDowell. It spends about $20,080 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How Collingswood compares

CollingswoodNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,080

New Jersey median $21,034 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,660

New Jersey median $12,858 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school245

New Jersey median 563 · 56% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

New Jersey median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor441

New Jersey median 276 · 60% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$48.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 43%Local 53%

Measure	Collingswood	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,080	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,660	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$46.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$48.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	182	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	428	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	441	276	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Jersey median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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Dr. Fredrick McDowell

Superintendent, Collingswood Public School District

Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New Jersey

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictPenns Grove	2,223	5	$18,657	11.9	#172
Bordentown Regional School DistrictBordentown	2,214	5	$19,613	12.0	#173
Collingswood Public School DistrictCollingswood · this district	2,207	9	$20,080	12.1	#174
Verona Public School DistrictVerona	2,195	6	$18,587	12.1	#175
Central Regional School DistrictBayville	2,187	2	$18,432	12.3	#176

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pickens CountyCarrollton, AL	2,210	$11,404	19.7
LudlowLudlow, MA	2,210	$19,337	11.3
Seaford Union Free School DistrictSeaford, NY	2,210	$29,534	9.9
Fairfield Community SchoolsGoshen, IN	2,209	$8,621	17.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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