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Northern Burlington County Regional School District

Columbus, New Jersey · Superintendent: Dr. Andrew Zuckerman · #184 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,099

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,179

Spending per student

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

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Northern Burlington County Regional School District is a public school district based in Columbus, New Jersey, serving 2,099 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #184 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 1,050 students each, more than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Andrew Zuckerman. It spends about $20,179 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Northern Burlington County Regional compares

Northern Burlington County RegionalNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,179

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

Instruction spending per student$11,643

New Jersey median $12,858 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school1,050

New Jersey median 563 · 87% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

New Jersey median 11.6 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor233

New Jersey median 276 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$54.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 39%Local 52%

Measure	Northern Burlington County Regional	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,179	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,643	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$72.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$54.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	171	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	410	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	233	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. Andrew Zuckerman

Superintendent, Northern Burlington County Regional 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
Pequannock Township School DistrictPompton Plains	2,118	5	$20,442	11.8	#182
Haddon Township School DistrictWestmont	2,100	7	$19,686	13.1	#183
Northern Burlington County Regional School DistrictColumbus · this district	2,099	2	$20,179	12.3	#184
North Arlington School DistrictNorth Arlington	2,079	6	$16,022	12.8	#185
Roselle Park Public School DistrictRoselle Park	2,071	5	$20,115	11.5	#186

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wolcott School DistrictWolcott, CT	2,100	$19,056	10.9
Maumee CityMaumee, OH	2,099	$15,842	13.9
Iroquois Central School DistrictElma, NY	2,098	$22,887	11.6
Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville, NC	2,098	$11,161	15.1

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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