The following list of school districts in New Jersey distinguishes between regional, consolidated and countywide districts and those serving single municipalities. Districts are grouped by county.

Most New Jersey school districts are Type 2 school districts, counted as independent governmental agencies by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Type 1 school districts, which include school districts dependent on municipal governments, are not counted as independent governments by the Census Bureau. New Jersey also has several county vocational school districts and special services school districts, as well as three state-operated school districts, also not counted by the Census Bureau as independent governments.

In 2022, due to New Jersey law allowing for hyperlocal governance of education, the state had over 600 school districts, a high number in comparison to states which have county-based school districts. In 2022 the state passed a law encouraging merging of school districts.

There are some non-operating school districts, which are those districts that never or no longer operated/operate any school facilities and where all students have attended school in other districts as part of sending/receiving relationships. 13 of those districts were abolished in 2009. Other districts remained in place after political resistance, based on a desire to avoid increased taxation. The state government instead allowed tax rates in the remaining districts to increase.

Atlantic County

  • Absecon Public School District – PreK-8
  • Atlantic City School District – PreK-12
  • Atlantic County Special Services School District – Special Services
  • Atlantic County Vocational School District – Vocational
  • Brigantine Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Buena Regional School District – Regional
  • Egg Harbor City School District – PreK-8
  • Egg Harbor Township Schools – PreK-12
  • Estell Manor School District – K-8
  • Folsom Borough School District – PreK-8
  • Galloway Township Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District – Regional
  • Hamilton Township Schools – PreK-8
  • Hammonton Public Schools – K-12
  • Linwood Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Mainland Regional High School – Regional
  • Margate City Schools – K-8
  • Mullica Township Schools – PreK-8
  • Northfield Community Schools – K-8
  • Pleasantville Public Schools – K-12
  • Port Republic School District – K-8
  • Somers Point Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Ventnor City School District – PreK-8
  • Weymouth Township School District – PreK-8
  • Corbin City School District - Non-operating Students attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following in their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District (PK-6), Northern Burlington County Regional School District (7-12), and Pemberton Township School District (K-12).

Camden County

  • Audubon School District – PreK-12
  • Barrington Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Bellmawr School District – PreK-8
  • Berlin Borough School District – PreK-8
  • Berlin Township Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Black Horse Pike Regional School District – Regional
  • Brooklawn Public School District – PreK-8
  • Camden City School District – PreK-12
  • Camden County Technical Schools – Vocational
  • Cherry Hill Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Chesilhurst Borough School District – Non-operated since 2009
  • Clementon School District – PreK-8
  • Collingswood Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Eastern Camden County Regional High School District – Regional
  • Gibbsboro School District – PreK-8
  • Gloucester City Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Gloucester Township Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Haddon Heights School District – K-12
  • Haddon Township School District – PreK-12
  • Haddonfield Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Laurel Springs School District – PreK-6
  • Lawnside School District – PreK-8
  • Lindenwold Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Lower Camden County Regional School District – Dissolved in 2001
  • Magnolia School District – PreK-8
  • Merchantville School District – PreK-8
  • Mount Ephraim Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Oaklyn Public School District – PreK-5
  • Pennsauken Public Schools – PreK-12
  • Pine Hill Schools – PreK-12
  • Runnemede Public School District – PreK-8
  • Somerdale School District – PreK-8
  • Sterling High School – Regional
  • Stratford School District – PreK-8
  • Voorhees Township Public Schools – PreK-8
  • Waterford Township School District – PreK-6
  • Winslow Township School District – PreK-12
  • Woodlynne School District – PreK-8
  • Chesilhurst School District - Non-operating)
  • Sea Isle City School District (non-operating,)
  • West Wildwood School District (non-operating
  • Ocean Township School District
  • Pinelands Regional School District – Regional
  • Plumsted Township School District
  • Point Pleasant Beach School District
  • Point Pleasant School District
  • Seaside Heights School District
  • Seaside Park School District
  • Southern Regional School District – Regional
  • Stafford Township School District
  • Toms River Regional Schools – Regional
  • Tuckerton School District
  • Seaside Park Borough School District - Non-operating

Elmer School District became a non-operating school district in 2010, and disestablished completely in 2017.

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