Kearny
Kearny is a public school district based in Kearny, New Jersey, serving 5,484 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #62 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 783 students each, more than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Flora Encarnacao. It spends about $20,016 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.
How Kearny compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kearny | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,016 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $13,097 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $119.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $128.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 483 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 925 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 305 | 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
Moves tracker →Flora Encarnacao
Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in New Jersey
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn Public School DistrictFair Lawn | 5,533 | 9 | $20,937 | 11.6 | #60 |
| Hackensack School DistrictHackensack | 5,513 | 6 | $22,521 | 12.6 | #61 |
| KearnyKearny · this district | 5,484 | 7 | $20,016 | 11.4 | #62 |
| Ridgewood Public School DistrictRidgewood | 5,480 | 10 | $20,763 | 12.3 | #63 |
| LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictLong Branch | 5,415 | 8 | $23,830 | 10.2 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeedhamNeedham, MA | 5,493 | $22,679 | 12.1 |
| Cassia County Joint DistrictBurley, ID | 5,484 | $8,539 | 18.5 |
| Canon-McMillan School DistrictCanonsburg, PA | 5,480 | $12,067 | 15.7 |
| West Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima, WA | 5,480 | $13,718 | 19.2 |
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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