New Jersey Fast Facts
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New Jersey K–12 Education Spending
$33.7 Billion
Total New Jersey Public Education Revenue
U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)
Data last updated 6/2022.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)
Data last updated 6/2022.
Inter-District
New Jersey school districts contract with each other for transportation services when students transfer between districts, with homeless students guaranteed transportation when transferring across district lines.
Charter School
The students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is located must be provided transportation to the charter school on the same terms and conditions as transportation is provided to students attending the schools of the district.
Private School
Pupils attending nonprofit, nonpublic schools not more than 20 miles from their residence are entitled to transportation if the school district provides transportation for public school pupils.
State Student Transportation Statutes
Inter-District: N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 18A:36B-22, 18A:39-1, and 18A:7B-12.1; N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:12-8.1 and § 6A:12-9.1
Charter Schools: N.J. Stat. Ann. § § 18A:36A-13 and 6A:27-3.1
Private Schools: N.J. Rev. Stat. §18A:39-1, 18A:39-1.8 and 18A:39-1.6