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Belleville, NJ
Public School Ratings




Belleville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Belleville Public School District details

Belleville Public School District
56 Ralph St
Belleville, NJ 07109

5,095 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Belleville Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
44%
40%
50%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Belleville High School
100 Passaic Ave
Belleville, NJ, 07109
09-12
Belleville Middle School
279 Washington Ave
Belleville, NJ, 07109
07-08
Belleville Ps10 School
527 Belleville Ave
Belleville, NJ, 07109
PK-06
Belleville Ps3 School
230 Joralemon St
Belleville, NJ, 07109
KG-06
Belleville Ps4 School
30 Magnolia Street
Belleville, NJ, 07109
PK-06
Belleville Ps5 School
149 Adelaide St
Belleville, NJ, 07109
KG-06
Belleville Ps7 School
20 Passaic Ave
Belleville, NJ, 07109
PK-06
Belleville Ps8 School
183 Union Ave
Belleville, NJ, 07109
PK-06
Belleville Ps9 School
301 Ralph St
Belleville, NJ, 07109
KG-06
Hornblower Early Edudcation Elementary School
229 Main Street
Belleville, NJ, 07109
PK-PK

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.1% 40.1%
Black 7.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 75.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 51.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,053 $61,410,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $12,660,000 10.8%
Staff $210 $1,068,000 0.9%
General Administration $392 $1,997,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,545 $7,870,000 6.7%
Operation $1,566 $7,981,000 6.8%
Transportation $824 $4,199,000 3.6%
Other $793 $4,040,000 3.4%
Total Support $7,815 $39,815,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,196 $16,283,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $23,063 $117,508,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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