District profile / New Jersey

Jefferson Township Public School District

Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey · Superintendent: Scot Burkholder · #147 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,663

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,637

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the New Jersey median

11.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Jefferson Township Public School District is a public school district based in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, serving 2,663 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #147 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 444 students each, fewer than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Scot Burkholder. It spends about $23,637 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 11.0 students per teacher.

How Jefferson Township compares

Jefferson TownshipNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,637

New Jersey median $21,034 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,676

New Jersey median $12,858 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school444

New Jersey median 563 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.0

New Jersey median 11.6 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor190

New Jersey median 276 · 31% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$73.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 32%Local 64%

Measure	Jefferson Township	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,637	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,676	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$68.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$73.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	243	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	571	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.0	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	190	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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Scot Burkholder

Superintendent, Jefferson Township 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
Point Pleasant Borough School DistrictPoint Pleasant	2,679	4	$18,841	11.8	#146
Jefferson Township Public School DistrictLake Hopatcong · this district	2,663	6	$23,637	11.0	#147
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May Court House	2,658	4	$19,833	11.9	#148
Elmwood Park School DistrictElmwood Park	2,655	5	$15,597	13.5	#149
Lyndhurst Public School DistrictLyndhurst	2,644	9	$18,980	13.8	#150

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113ALemont, IL	2,664	$14,307	15.9
Marshall Public School DistrictMarshall, MN	2,664	$13,108	13.0
Reef-Sunset UnifiedAvenal, CA	2,663	$13,418	21.7
Adrian Public SchoolsAdrian, MI	2,662	$13,109	14.5

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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