New Jersey Private School Trends (10-Year)

1,374

Private Schools

-0.3% (-4 schools) 10-yr

216,190

Students

+5.0% (+10,238 students) 10-yr

$16,991

Avg. Tuition

+27.2% (+$3,638) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

40%

Students of Color

+8.1% (+3.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-8.3% (-1.0) 10-yr

Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Total	US Avg per State
2025	1,372	671
2024	1,429	703
2023	1,365	665
2022	1,296	612
2021	1,360	637
2020	1,462	684
2019	1,427	665
2018	1,450	677
2017	1,406	631
2016	1,436	644
2015	1,378	683

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Private schools down 64 in New Jersey, from 1,436 in 2016 to 1,372 in 2025.

# Students

216,190 Students

111,484 Students
avg. per state

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Trends in Total Number of Private School Students

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Total	US Avg per State
2025	217,999	111,945
2024	223,185	113,628
2023	210,642	108,484
2022	202,132	104,892
2021	209,793	106,817
2020	221,368	109,411
2019	218,917	108,956
2018	223,902	109,868
2017	220,111	106,255
2016	224,393	107,443
2015	205,952	108,505

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Enrollment down 6,394 in New Jersey private schools, from 224,393 in 2016 to 217,999 in 2025.

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

Grade	New Jersey
Nursery	5,553
Pre-K	46,007
Kind	20,288
1	12,000
2	11,628
3	11,218
4	11,075
5	10,234
6	11,253
7	11,262
8	10,120
9	12,627
10	12,610
11	12,557
12	12,668
Not Listed	5,090

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Pre-K has most students with 46,007, far above any other grade in New Jersey private schools.

Average School Size

167 Students

179 Students

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Trends in Average School Size

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	168	179
2024	165	172
2023	164	174
2022	167	185
2021	165	180
2020	160	171
2019	164	175
2018	164	172
2017	167	180
2016	166	178
2015	154	167

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% Average Students of Color

40%

34%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	40%	34%
2024	39%	34%
2023	40%	33%
2022	38%	33%
2021	39%	32%
2020	39%	32%
2019	38%	31%
2018	37%	31%
2017	38%	32%
2016	38%	32%
2015	37%	32%

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Academics

# Teachers

20,275 Teachers

509,242 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	11:1	11:1
2024	11:1	11:1
2023	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1
2019	11:1	12:1
2018	11:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1
2016	11:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

54%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	54%	55%
2024	53%	54%
2023	54%	54%
2022	54%	54%
2021	53%	54%
2020	52%	54%
2019	53%	53%
2018	53%	53%
2017	52%	53%
2016	50%	52%
2015	51%	52%

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Advanced degrees up 4 points in New Jersey private schools, rising from 50% in 2016 to 54% in 2025.

Average Class Size

14 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	14	15
2024	14	15
2023	14	15
2022	14	15
2021	14	15
2020	14	15
2019	14	15
2018	14	15
2017	14	15
2016	14	15
2015	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	14	12
2024	14	12
2023	14	11
2022	13	11
2021	13	11
2020	13	11
2019	12	11
2018	12	11
2017	11	10
2016	10	10
2015	9	10

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AP courses up 4 in New Jersey private schools, rising from 10 in 2016 to 14 in 2025 and remaining above the national average.

Average SAT score

1259

(Out of 1600)

1235

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	1262	1233
2024	1251	1230
2023	1246	1228
2022	1237	1229
2021	1243	1229
2020	1248	1226
2019	1260	1226
2018	1259	1226
2017	1256	1233
2016	1300	1306

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SAT score down 38 points in New Jersey private schools, from 1300 in 2016 to 1262 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	29	26
2024	28	26
2023	28	26
2022	28	26
2021	28	26
2020	28	25
2019	28	25
2018	27	25
2017	26	25
2016	26	25
2015	26	25

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ACT score up 3 points in New Jersey private schools, rising from 26 in 2016 to 29 in 2025, above the national 26.

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,991

$13,779

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	$16,929	$13,694
2024	$16,338	$13,340
2023	$15,851	$12,825
2022	$15,377	$12,321
2021	$15,152	$12,072
2020	$15,002	$11,784
2019	$14,800	$11,547
2018	$14,458	$11,280
2017	$14,255	$10,994
2016	$13,902	$10,614
2015	$13,353	$10,195

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Tuition up 21% in New Jersey private schools, rising from $13,902 in 2016 to $16,929 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$850

$1,160

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	$869	$1,152
2024	$917	$1,128
2023	$1,102	$1,156
2022	$1,813	$1,102
2021	$1,709	$1,125
2020	$1,431	$1,217
2019	$1,539	$1,305

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Summer cost down 52% in New Jersey, falling from $1,813 in 2022 to $869 in 2025.

Average % on Financial Aid

27%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	27%	34%
2024	27%	34%
2023	27%	34%
2022	26%	33%
2021	27%	33%
2020	27%	32%
2019	27%	31%
2018	26%	30%
2017	25%	30%
2016	24%	29%
2015	22%	28%

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Financial aid up 3 points in New Jersey, rising from 24% in 2016 to 27% in 2025 while the national share increased from 29% to 34%.

Average Financial Aid Grant

$16,112

$7,693

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	$16,414	$7,073
2024	$16,167	$6,930
2023	$8,892	$6,469
2022	$8,911	$6,289
2021	$8,292	$6,055
2020	$8,259	$5,921
2019	$8,310	$5,795
2018	$8,039	$5,456
2017	$7,673	$5,319
2016	$7,478	$5,105
2015	$6,177	$5,030

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Grant aid up 8,936 dollars in New Jersey, rising from $7,478 in 2016 to $16,414 in 2025.

Average Acceptance Rate

82%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	78%	85%
2024	78%	85%
2023	80%	85%
2022	79%	85%
2021	79%	85%
2020	79%	85%
2019	79%	85%
2018	79%	85%
2017	79%	85%
2016	79%	85%
2015	79%	85%

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Acceptance rate down 1 point in New Jersey, from 79% in 2016 to 78% in 2025, while the national rate stayed at 85%.

Average Endowment Size

$59.71 million

$31.69 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	$77 M	$40 M
2024	$97 M	$39 M
2023	$79 M	$39 M
2022	$89 M	$40 M
2021	$94 M	$40 M
2020	$94 M	$40 M
2019	$94 M	$40 M

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Endowment down 20 million in New Jersey, from $97M in 2024 to $77M in 2025, while the national average stayed at $40M.

Students by Ethnicity

0.63

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	0.63	0.65
2024	0.64	0.65
2023	0.65	0.65
2022	0.65	0.64
2021	0.65	0.64
2020	0.65	0.64
2019	0.65	0.63
2018	0.65	0.63
2017	0.64	0.61
2016	0.65	0.61
2015	0.65	0.61

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Diversity score dipped slightly in New Jersey private schools from 0.65 in 2016 to 0.63 in 2025, while the national score rose from 0.61 to 0.65.

# American Indian Students

942 Students

29,810 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

11,318 Students

264,326 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	6%	5%
2024	6%	5%
2023	6%	5%
2022	6%	4%
2021	5%	4%
2020	5%	4%
2019	5%	4%
2018	5%	4%
2017	5%	4%
2016	5%	4%
2015	4%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in New Jersey private schools, rising from 5% in 2016 to 6% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

15,574 Students

506,562 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	8%	9%
2024	7%	9%
2023	7%	9%
2022	7%	8%
2021	8%	9%
2020	8%	9%
2019	8%	8%
2018	8%	8%
2017	8%	8%
2016	8%	8%
2015	8%	8%

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# Black Students

14,112 Students

415,491 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	6%	7%
2024	7%	7%
2023	7%	8%
2022	8%	7%
2021	8%	7%
2020	8%	8%
2019	9%	7%
2018	9%	7%
2017	9%	7%
2016	9%	7%
2015	9%	8%

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Black student share down 3 points in New Jersey private schools, from 9% in 2016 to 6% in 2025.

# White Students

116,208 Students

2,925,942 Students

% White Students

54%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	53%	52%
2024	53%	52%
2023	51%	52%
2022	52%	54%
2021	52%	54%
2020	52%	54%
2019	52%	56%
2018	52%	56%
2017	53%	58%
2016	53%	58%
2015	51%	58%

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White students steady at 53% in New Jersey, while the national share fell from 58% in 2016 to 52% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

292 Students

20,065 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

58,533 Students

1,473,041 Students

% of Others Students

27%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	New Jersey (NJ) Avg	National
2025	27%	26%
2024	27%	26%
2023	29%	25%
2022	27%	25%
2021	27%	25%
2020	27%	24%
2019	26%	24%
2018	26%	23%
2017	25%	22%
2016	25%	22%
2015	28%	21%

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Other-race share up 2 points in New Jersey private schools, from 25% in 2016 to 27% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars & Sports

Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in New Jersey?

The top-ranked private schools in New Jersey include Princeton Day School, The Lawrenceville School, and Primoris Academy.

How many private schools are located in New Jersey?

There are 1,374 private schools are located in New Jersey.

How much do private schools cost in New Jersey?

The average private school tuition in New Jersey is $16,872 for elementary schools and $22,991 for high schools

How diverse are private schools in New Jersey?

Approximately 40% of students in New Jersey private schools are minority students (compared to the national percentage).

What percentage of students in New Jersey go to private school?

14% of all K-12 students in New Jersey attend private schools (compared to the national average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in New Jersey?

44% of private schools in New Jersey are religiously affiliated, with most being Catholic or Jewish.

Which private schools in New Jersey are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in New Jersey include: The Learning Experience vs. The Goddard School, The Learning Experience vs. The Goddard School, The Goddard School vs. The Learning Experience

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