| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.70 | Princeton Regional School District / 30,732 |
| 2. | 16.64 | Mountain Lakes Borough School District / 4,272 |
| 3. | 16.56 | Millburn Township School District / 18,694 |
| 4. | 16.35 | Glen Ridge Borough School District / 6,755 |
| 5. | 16.29 | Montgomery Township School District / 22,785 |
| 6. | 16.28 | West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District / 47,152 |
| 7. | 16.16 | Mendham Township School District / 5,516 |
| 8. | 16.13 | Essex Fells Borough School District / 2,050 |
| 9. | 16.06 | The Chathams School District / 18,366 |
| 10. | 16.05 | Ridgewood Village School District / 24,181 |
| 11. | 15.98 | Name N/A / 671 |
| 12. | 15.94 | Spring Lake Borough School District / 3,529 |
| 13. | 15.94 | Little Silver Borough School District / 6,160 |
| 14. | 15.93 | Name N/A / 403 |
| 15. | 15.92 | Tenafly Borough School District / 14,324 |
| 16. | 15.91 | Bernards Township School District / 26,436 |
| 17. | 15.88 | Upper Saddle River Borough School District / 8,386 |
| 18. | 15.86 | Highland Park Borough School District / 14,107 |
| 19. | 15.85 | Sea Girt Borough School District / 2,051 |
| 20. | 15.84 | North Caldwell Borough School District / 7,086 |
| 21. | 15.83 | Mendham Borough School District / 5,077 |
| 22. | 15.77 | Saddle River Borough School District / 3,747 |
| 23. | 15.76 | Haddonfield Borough School District / 11,489 |
| 24. | 15.74 | Harding Township School District / 3,302 |
| 25. | 15.74 | Westfield Town School District / 29,416 |
| 26. | 15.73 | Cranbury Township School District / 3,912 |
| 27. | 15.73 | Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School District / 4,010 |
| 28. | 15.72 | Haworth Borough School District / 3,382 |
| 29. | 15.71 | Edgewater Borough School District / 9,507 |
| 30. | 15.69 | Livingston Township School District / 27,597 |
| 31. | 15.69 | Woodcliff Lake Borough School District / 5,865 |
| 32. | 15.68 | Fair Haven Borough School District / 5,945 |
| 33. | 15.67 | Hoboken City School District / 39,978 |
| 34. | 15.66 | New Providence Borough School District / 11,797 |
| 35. | 15.65 | Demarest Borough School District / 5,050 |
| 36. | 15.65 | Montclair Town School District / 36,945 |
| 37. | 15.65 | Chester Township School District / 9,163 |
| 38. | 15.64 | Interlaken Borough School District / 893 |
| 39. | 15.62 | Randolph Township School District / 25,219 |
| 40. | 15.62 | Glen Rock Borough School District / 11,151 |
| 41. | 15.62 | Alpine Borough School District / 2,008 |
| 42. | 15.62 | Harrington Park Borough School District / 4,840 |
| 43. | 15.60 | Bay Head Borough School District / 1,278 |
| 44. | 15.59 | South Orange-Maplewood School District / 38,897 |
| 45. | 15.59 | Northern Highlands Regional School District / 14,986 |
| 46. | 15.58 | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District / 13,212 |
| 47. | 15.55 | Warren Township School District / 15,717 |
| 48. | 15.55 | Tewksbury Township School District / 6,040 |
| 49. | 15.53 | Englewood Cliffs Borough School District / 5,724 |
| 50. | 15.50 | Ramsey Borough School District / 14,496 |
| 51. | 15.49 | Rumson Borough School District / 7,267 |
| 52. | 15.48 | Hopewell Valley Regional School District / 22,348 |
| 53. | 15.46 | Bedminster Township School District / 8,304 |
| 54. | 15.46 | Kinnelon Borough School District / 9,546 |
| 55. | 15.46 | West Morris Regional School District / 38,140 |
| 56. | 15.43 | Medford Lakes Borough School District / 4,130 |
| 57. | 15.42 | Florham Park Borough School District / 12,401 |
| 58. | 15.42 | Franklin Lakes Borough School District / 11,357 |
| 59. | 15.41 | Berkeley Heights Township School District / 13,312 |
| 60. | 15.41 | Summit City School District / 20,657 |
| 61. | 15.39 | Wyckoff Township School District / 16,836 |
| 62. | 15.37 | Old Tappan Borough School District / 5,943 |
| 63. | 15.35 | Montville Township School District / 21,077 |
| 64. | 15.35 | Allenhurst Borough School District / 582 |
| 65. | 15.33 | Name N/A / 1,586 |
| 66. | 15.30 | Moorestown Township School District / 19,646 |
| 67. | 15.29 | Montvale Borough School District / 7,353 |
| 68. | 15.28 | Colts Neck Township School District / 10,113 |
| 69. | 15.28 | Branchburg Township School District / 14,876 |
| 70. | 15.27 | Clinton Town School District / 2,570 |
| 71. | 15.26 | Leonia Borough School District / 8,619 |
| 72. | 15.26 | Allendale Borough School District / 6,600 |
| 73. | 15.25 | Roseland Borough School District / 5,329 |
| 74. | 15.23 | Watchung Hills Regional School District / 30,591 |
| 75. | 15.20 | Somerset Hills Regional School District / 11,021 |
| 76. | 15.20 | Watchung Borough School District / 6,245 |
| 77. | 15.19 | Madison Borough School District / 15,872 |
| 78. | 15.19 | High Bridge Borough School District / 3,702 |
| 79. | 15.18 | Marlboro Township School District / 40,378 |
| 80. | 15.18 | Wenonah Borough School District / 2,251 |
| 81. | 15.16 | Pascack Valley Regional School District / 32,661 |
| 82. | 15.15 | Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District / 41,475 |
| 83. | 15.14 | Metuchen Borough School District / 13,070 |
| 84. | 15.14 | Monmouth Beach Borough School District / 3,601 |
| 85. | 15.11 | Avalon Borough School District / 1,965 |
| 86. | 15.11 | River Vale Township School District / 9,589 |
| 87. | 15.09 | South Brunswick Township School District / 40,485 |
| 88. | 15.09 | Readington Township School District / 16,149 |
| 89. | 15.09 | West Essex Regional School District / 21,967 |
| 90. | 15.08 | Lawrence Township School District / 31,528 |
| 91. | 15.07 | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District / 29,902 |
| 92. | 15.07 | Washington Township School District / 18,384 |
| 93. | 15.06 | Avon-by-the-Sea Borough School District / 2,270 |
| 94. | 15.06 | Medford Township School District / 22,950 |
| 95. | 15.05 | Boonton Township School District / 4,397 |
| 96. | 15.05 | Springfield Township School District / 14,689 |
| 97. | 15.04 | East Brunswick Township School District / 47,148 |
| 98. | 15.04 | Northern Valley Regional School District / 38,574 |
| 99. | 15.03 | Stone Harbor Borough School District / 956 |
| 100. | 15.03 | Clinton Township School District / 13,887 |
| 101. | 15.03 | Cresskill Borough School District / 8,434 |
| 102. | 15.02 | Sparta Township School District / 19,144 |
| 103. | 15.02 | Riverton Borough School District / 2,675 |
| 104. | 15.00 | Holmdel Township School District / 16,931 |
| 105. | 15.00 | Teaneck Township School District / 38,713 |
| 106. | 14.98 | Califon Borough School District / 1,361 |
| 107. | 14.96 | Hunterdon Central Regional School District / 52,053 |
| 108. | 14.96 | Morris Plains Borough School District / 5,889 |
| 109. | 14.95 | Flemington-Raritan Regional School District / 26,724 |
| 110. | 14.93 | Fort Lee Borough School District / 36,235 |
| 111. | 14.93 | Longport Borough School District / 1,161 |
| 112. | 14.93 | Bethlehem Township School District / 3,952 |
| 113. | 14.92 | Robbinsville Township School District / 11,894 |
| 114. | 14.91 | Denville Township School District / 16,420 |
| 115. | 14.91 | Brielle Borough School District / 4,898 |
| 116. | 14.90 | Cranford Township School District / 21,941 |
| 117. | 14.89 | Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District / 50,950 |
| 118. | 14.89 | Fredon Township School District / 3,324 |
| 119. | 14.88 | Long Beach Island School District / 7,801 |
| 120. | 14.87 | River Edge Borough School District / 10,644 |
| 121. | 14.84 | Closter Borough School District / 8,608 |
| 122. | 14.84 | River Dell Regional School District / 18,434 |
| 123. | 14.83 | Beach Haven Borough School District / 1,643 |
| 124. | 14.83 | Delaware Township School District / 4,689 |
| 125. | 14.82 | Pine Valley Borough School District / 17 |
| 126. | 14.81 | Hanover Park Regional School District / 37,401 |
| 127. | 14.81 | Mountainside Borough School District / 6,541 |
| 128. | 14.80 | Hillsdale Borough School District / 9,854 |
| 129. | 14.80 | Oradell Borough School District / 7,790 |
| 130. | 14.79 | Verona Borough School District / 12,227 |
| 131. | 14.79 | Mahwah Township School District / 24,108 |
| 132. | 14.77 | Shrewsbury Borough School District / 3,765 |
| 133. | 14.77 | Voorhees Township School District / 30,788 |
| 134. | 14.77 | Morris Township School District / 39,854 |
| 135. | 14.75 | Hillsborough Township School District / 38,225 |
| 136. | 14.74 | Allamuchy Township School District / 4,220 |
| 137. | 14.74 | Cherry Hill Township School District / 71,061 |
| 138. | 14.73 | Cape May Point Borough School District / 132 |
| 139. | 14.72 | Hanover Township School District / 13,591 |
| 140. | 14.71 | Long Hill Township School District / 8,629 |
| 141. | 14.71 | East Amwell Township School District / 4,491 |
| 142. | 14.69 | Spring Lake Heights Borough School District / 5,154 |
| 143. | 14.68 | Alexandria Township School District / 5,072 |
| 144. | 14.68 | Oceanport Borough School District / 5,780 |
| 145. | 14.67 | Franklin Township School District / 58,898 |
| 146. | 14.67 | West Orange Town School District / 43,190 |
| 147. | 14.66 | Rutherford Borough School District / 17,506 |
| 148. | 14.65 | Haddon Heights Borough School District / 7,471 |
| 149. | 14.64 | Caldwell-West Caldwell School District / 17,732 |
| 150. | 14.64 | Midland Park Borough School District / 6,762 |
| 151. | 14.63 | Byram Township School District / 8,513 |
| 152. | 14.62 | Park Ridge Borough School District / 8,833 |
| 153. | 14.62 | Oakland Borough School District / 13,282 |
| 154. | 14.62 | North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District / 52,335 |
| 155. | 14.60 | Upper Freehold Regional School District / 8,680 |
| 156. | 14.60 | Lambertville City School District / 3,781 |
| 157. | 14.60 | Lebanon Township School District / 6,225 |
| 158. | 14.59 | Name N/A / 22 |
| 159. | 14.58 | Manasquan Borough School District / 6,270 |
| 160. | 14.56 | Westwood Regional School District / 20,197 |
| 161. | 14.56 | Evesham Township School District / 45,770 |
| 162. | 14.56 | Millstone Township School District / 10,188 |
| 163. | 14.56 | Greenwich Township School District / 5,134 |
| 164. | 14.55 | Harrison Township School District / 12,053 |
| 165. | 14.55 | Ocean Township School District / 28,301 |
| 166. | 14.55 | Margate City School District / 8,525 |
| 167. | 14.54 | West Cape May Borough School District / 1,018 |
| 168. | 14.54 | Mount Laurel Township School District / 39,658 |
| 169. | 14.53 | Tinton Falls Borough School District / 20,419 |
| 170. | 14.53 | South Hunterdon Regional School District / 7,260 |
| 171. | 14.52 | Red Bank Regional School District / 21,847 |
| 172. | 14.52 | Westampton Township School District / 8,627 |
| 173. | 14.51 | Shore Regional School District / 19,345 |
| 174. | 14.51 | Edison Township School District / 98,996 |
| 175. | 14.49 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District / 50,508 |
| 176. | 14.47 | Lenape Regional School District / 138,216 |
| 177. | 14.46 | West Amwell Township School District / 2,921 |
| 178. | 14.45 | Cedar Grove Township School District / 12,603 |
| 179. | 14.45 | Fair Lawn Borough School District / 30,570 |
| 180. | 14.44 | Ocean City School District / 14,967 |
| 181. | 14.44 | Lebanon Borough School District / 1,267 |
| 182. | 14.44 | Piscataway Township School District / 52,112 |
| 183. | 14.43 | Eastern Camden County Regional School District / 41,305 |
| 184. | 14.42 | Norwood Borough School District / 6,158 |
| 185. | 14.42 | Linwood City School District / 7,256 |
| 186. | 14.42 | East Windsor Regional School District / 31,972 |
| 187. | 14.40 | Franklin Township School District / 3,172 |
| 188. | 14.40 | Roosevelt Borough School District / 950 |
| 189. | 14.38 | Mount Olive Township School District / 25,802 |
| 190. | 14.37 | Stockton Borough School District / 558 |
| 191. | 14.36 | Mount Arlington Borough School District / 5,595 |
| 192. | 14.35 | Freehold Township School District / 34,502 |
| 193. | 14.34 | Paramus Borough School District / 26,055 |
| 194. | 14.34 | Rockaway Township School District / 25,313 |
| 195. | 14.33 | Morris Hills Regional School District / 54,119 |
| 196. | 14.33 | Kingwood Township School District / 4,026 |
| 197. | 14.33 | Freehold Regional School District / 189,519 |
| 198. | 14.33 | Wall Township School District / 26,226 |
| 199. | 14.32 | Point Pleasant Beach Borough School District / 5,406 |
| 200. | 14.32 | Ringwood Borough School District / 12,600 |
| 201. | 14.32 | Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District / 40,270 |
| 202. | 14.31 | East Hanover Township School District / 11,409 |
| 203. | 14.31 | Waldwick Borough School District / 9,477 |
| 204. | 14.31 | Wayne Township School District / 53,812 |
| 205. | 14.28 | Blairstown Township School District / 5,920 |
| 206. | 14.28 | Highlands Borough School District / 5,295 |
| 207. | 14.28 | Green Township School District / 3,537 |
| 208. | 14.27 | Bloomsbury Borough School District / 773 |
| 209. | 14.27 | Monmouth Regional School District / 34,626 |
| 210. | 14.27 | Pequannock Township School District / 16,423 |
| 211. | 14.27 | Henry Hudson Regional School District / 9,921 |
| 212. | 14.26 | Swedesboro-Woolwich School District / 11,034 |
| 213. | 14.26 | Delaware Valley Regional School District / 17,096 |
| 214. | 14.26 | Atlantic Highlands Borough School District / 4,626 |
| 215. | 14.24 | Weehawken Township School District / 12,437 |
| 216. | 14.23 | Middletown Township School District / 66,574 |
| 217. | 14.23 | North Brunswick Township School District / 39,333 |
| 218. | 14.23 | New Milford Borough School District / 15,926 |
| 219. | 14.20 | Roxbury Township School District / 23,247 |
| 220. | 14.20 | Collingswood Borough School District / 13,928 |
| 221. | 14.20 | Shamong Township School District / 6,768 |
| 222. | 14.19 | Frelinghuysen Township School District / 2,112 |
| 223. | 14.19 | Island Heights Borough School District / 1,506 |
| 224. | 14.19 | Hasbrouck Heights Borough School District / 11,389 |
| 225. | 14.19 | Merchantville Borough School District / 3,779 |
| 226. | 14.18 | Name N/A / 2,000 |
| 227. | 14.18 | Name N/A / 433 |
| 228. | 14.16 | Port Republic City School District / 996 |
| 229. | 14.15 | Name N/A / 1,527 |
| 230. | 14.14 | Upper Township School District / 11,256 |
| 231. | 14.13 | Haddon Township School District / 14,408 |
| 232. | 14.12 | Green Brook Township School District / 6,796 |
| 233. | 14.11 | Boonton Town School District / 8,451 |
| 234. | 14.11 | Nutley Town School District / 26,355 |
| 235. | 14.10 | North Haledon Borough School District / 8,863 |
| 236. | 14.09 | Monroe Township School District / 35,598 |
| 237. | 14.09 | Point Pleasant Borough School District / 20,022 |
| 238. | 14.08 | Englewood City School District / 27,829 |
| 239. | 14.08 | Bordentown Regional School District / 14,729 |
| 240. | 14.08 | Jefferson Township School District / 21,538 |
| 241. | 14.07 | Holland Township School District / 5,252 |
| 242. | 14.06 | Maywood Borough School District / 9,176 |
| 243. | 14.06 | Lafayette Township School District / 2,480 |
| 244. | 14.05 | Fairfield Township School District / 7,502 |
| 245. | 14.05 | Gibbsboro Borough School District / 2,616 |
| 246. | 14.05 | North Warren Regional School District / 12,687 |
| 247. | 14.04 | Kittatinny Regional School District / 14,756 |
| 248. | 14.03 | Emerson Borough School District / 7,264 |
| 249. | 14.03 | Lenape Valley Regional School District / 15,350 |
| 250. | 14.02 | Northvale Borough School District / 4,593 |
| 251. | 14.01 | Deal Borough School District / 1,147 |
| 252. | 14.01 | Great Meadows Regional School District / 8,605 |
| 253. | 14.00 | Hope Township School District / 1,968 |
| 254. | 14.00 | Greenwich Township School District / 805 |
| 255. | 14.00 | Lincoln Park Borough School District / 10,668 |
| 256. | 13.99 | Lumberton Township School District / 12,114 |
| 257. | 13.98 | Kingsway Regional School District / 21,365 |
| 258. | 13.98 | Name N/A / 2,183,102 |
| 259. | 13.97 | Cinnaminson Township School District / 15,288 |
| 260. | 13.97 | Howell Township School District / 51,272 |
| 261. | 13.96 | Cape May City School District / 3,731 |
| 262. | 13.94 | Little Falls Township School District / 11,622 |
| 263. | 13.93 | Cliffside Park Borough School District / 22,677 |
| 264. | 13.93 | Bergenfield Borough School District / 25,575 |
| 265. | 13.92 | Clearview Regional School District / 27,188 |
| 266. | 13.92 | Stillwater Township School District / 4,331 |
| 267. | 13.92 | Ewing Township School District / 36,331 |
| 268. | 13.92 | Springfield Township School District / 3,498 |
| 269. | 13.91 | Eastampton Township School District / 6,573 |
| 270. | 13.89 | Mansfield Township School District / 7,927 |
| 271. | 13.89 | Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District / 27,395 |
| 272. | 13.89 | West Milford Township School District / 27,601 |
| 273. | 13.88 | Southern Regional School District / 35,692 |
| 274. | 13.88 | Logan Township School District / 6,216 |
| 275. | 13.87 | East Rutherford Borough School District / 8,746 |
| 276. | 13.87 | Eatontown Borough School District / 14,207 |
| 277. | 13.87 | Dumont Borough School District / 16,988 |
| 278. | 13.87 | Seaside Park Borough School District / 2,339 |
| 279. | 13.86 | Pitman Borough School District / 9,233 |
| 280. | 13.86 | Washington Township School District / 51,909 |
| 281. | 13.86 | Lake Como Borough School District / 1,861 |
| 282. | 13.85 | Old Bridge Township School District / 65,036 |
| 283. | 13.84 | Hampton Borough School District / 1,909 |
| 284. | 13.83 | Milltown Borough School District / 6,952 |
| 285. | 13.83 | Lakeland Regional School District / 24,008 |
| 286. | 13.83 | Tabernacle Township School District / 7,216 |
| 287. | 13.83 | Lavallette Borough School District / 2,754 |
| 288. | 13.82 | Frenchtown Borough School District / 1,433 |
| 289. | 13.82 | Washington Township School District / 6,867 |
| 290. | 13.82 | Rancocas Valley Regional School District / 43,712 |
| 291. | 13.81 | Ridgefield Borough School District / 10,812 |
| 292. | 13.80 | West Long Branch Borough School District / 8,378 |
| 293. | 13.80 | Bloomfield Township School District / 44,392 |
| 294. | 13.80 | Wood-Ridge Borough School District / 7,453 |
| 295. | 13.79 | Bradley Beach Borough School District / 4,867 |
| 296. | 13.78 | East Greenwich Township School District / 7,279 |
| 297. | 13.78 | Red Bank Borough School District / 11,922 |
| 298. | 13.78 | Hampton Township School District / 5,145 |
| 299. | 13.78 | Palisades Park Borough School District / 19,037 |
| 300. | 13.78 | Rockaway Borough School District / 6,288 |
| 301. | 13.76 | Bogota Borough School District / 7,929 |
| 302. | 13.76 | Mansfield Township School District / 8,129 |
| 303. | 13.75 | Riverdale Borough School District / 2,924 |
| 304. | 13.75 | Secaucus Town School District / 15,408 |
| 305. | 13.72 | Butler Borough School District / 8,038 |
| 306. | 13.72 | Brigantine City School District / 12,701 |
| 307. | 13.71 | Audubon Borough School District / 8,944 |
| 308. | 13.69 | Burlington Township School District / 21,446 |
| 309. | 13.69 | Milford Borough School District / 1,313 |
| 310. | 13.69 | Northern Burlington Regional School District / 30,316 |
| 311. | 13.68 | Hopatcong Borough School District / 15,625 |
| 312. | 13.68 | Frankford Township School District / 5,607 |
| 313. | 13.68 | Vernon Township School District / 24,999 |
| 314. | 13.67 | Glassboro Borough School District / 19,560 |
| 315. | 13.67 | Hawthorne Borough School District / 17,909 |
| 316. | 13.67 | Andover Regional School District / 7,172 |
| 317. | 13.66 | Hainesport Township School District / 6,009 |
| 318. | 13.66 | Clark Township School District / 14,349 |
| 319. | 13.64 | Northfield City School District / 7,911 |
| 320. | 13.64 | Mainland Regional School District / 26,576 |
| 321. | 13.63 | Sea Isle City School District / 2,932 |
| 322. | 13.63 | Carlstadt-East Rutherford School District / 14,708 |
| 323. | 13.62 | Name N/A / 1,978 |
| 324. | 13.62 | Palmyra Borough School District / 7,438 |
| 325. | 13.61 | Pompton Lakes Borough School District / 11,005 |
| 326. | 13.61 | Stanhope Borough School District / 3,596 |
| 327. | 13.61 | Hardyston Township School District / 8,188 |
| 328. | 13.61 | Sandyston-Walpack Township School District / 1,956 |
| 329. | 13.60 | Jersey City School District / 239,127 |
| 330. | 13.60 | Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District / 7,798 |
| 331. | 13.59 | North Hanover Township School District / 11,917 |
| 332. | 13.58 | Ridgefield Park Township School District / 12,407 |
| 333. | 13.57 | Stratford Borough School District / 7,088 |
| 334. | 13.57 | Middlesex Borough School District / 13,604 |
| 335. | 13.57 | Belmar Borough School District / 5,944 |
| 336. | 13.56 | Hackensack City School District / 42,768 |
| 337. | 13.56 | Mine Hill Township School District / 3,598 |
| 338. | 13.56 | Alloway Township School District / 3,039 |
| 339. | 13.56 | Galloway Township School District / 36,037 |
| 340. | 13.56 | Rochelle Park Township School District / 5,957 |
| 341. | 13.55 | Farmingdale Borough School District / 1,511 |
| 342. | 13.55 | South Harrison Township School District / 3,052 |
| 343. | 13.54 | High Point Regional School District / 22,455 |
| 344. | 13.54 | Delran Township School District / 16,949 |
| 345. | 13.53 | Warren Hills Regional School District / 24,860 |
| 346. | 13.52 | Neptune Township School District / 28,416 |
| 347. | 13.50 | Stow Creek Township School District / 1,631 |
| 348. | 13.50 | Elmer Borough School District / 1,271 |
| 349. | 13.50 | Ocean Gate Borough School District / 1,886 |
| 350. | 13.48 | Sayreville Borough School District / 42,104 |
| 351. | 13.48 | Lopatcong Township School District / 8,307 |
| 352. | 13.48 | Mantua Township School District / 15,135 |
| 353. | 13.48 | Willingboro Township School District / 34,998 |
| 354. | 13.48 | South Plainfield Borough School District / 22,569 |
| 355. | 13.47 | Teterboro Borough School District / 64 |
| 356. | 13.47 | Saddle Brook Township School District / 13,576 |
| 357. | 13.46 | Stafford Township School District / 26,248 |
| 358. | 13.46 | Corbin City School District / 553 |
| 359. | 13.45 | Knowlton Township School District / 3,128 |
| 360. | 13.45 | Toms River Regional School District / 112,244 |
| 361. | 13.44 | Jackson Township School District / 52,497 |
| 362. | 13.44 | Egg Harbor Township School District / 39,162 |
| 363. | 13.44 | Union Township School District / 53,796 |
| 364. | 13.44 | Passaic Valley Regional School District / 33,613 |
| 365. | 13.44 | Franklin Township School District / 3,133 |
| 366. | 13.43 | Sussex-Wantage Regional School District / 13,387 |
| 367. | 13.43 | Woodland Park Borough School District / 11,487 |
| 368. | 13.43 | Lyndhurst Township School District / 19,230 |
| 369. | 13.42 | Woodbridge Township School District / 97,922 |
| 370. | 13.42 | Lawnside Borough School District / 2,817 |
| 371. | 13.41 | Ocean Township School District / 8,545 |
| 372. | 13.41 | Dunellen Borough School District / 6,940 |
| 373. | 13.40 | Somerville Borough School District / 12,503 |
| 374. | 13.40 | Oaklyn Borough School District / 4,071 |
| 375. | 13.39 | Brick Township School District / 78,321 |
| 376. | 13.39 | Absecon City School District / 8,179 |
| 377. | 13.38 | North Arlington Borough School District / 14,727 |
| 378. | 13.38 | Hamilton Township School District / 89,767 |
| 379. | 13.38 | Belvidere Town School District / 2,655 |
| 380. | 13.37 | Wildwood Crest Borough School District / 3,987 |
| 381. | 13.37 | Brooklawn Borough School District / 2,129 |
| 382. | 13.36 | Wallkill Valley Regional School District / 19,375 |
| 383. | 13.36 | Chesterfield Township School District / 6,974 |
| 384. | 13.35 | Lacey Township School District / 26,323 |
| 385. | 13.34 | Ventnor City City School District / 12,349 |
| 386. | 13.34 | Gloucester Township School District / 65,007 |
| 387. | 13.34 | Hamburg Borough School District / 3,488 |
| 388. | 13.34 | Hazlet Township School District / 21,072 |
| 389. | 13.34 | Wanaque Borough School District / 11,408 |
| 390. | 13.34 | Edgewater Park Township School District / 7,822 |
| 391. | 13.33 | West Deptford Township School District / 21,719 |
| 392. | 13.32 | Garwood Borough School District / 4,204 |
| 393. | 13.32 | Dennis Township School District / 5,860 |
| 394. | 13.32 | Laurel Springs Borough School District / 2,294 |
| 395. | 13.28 | Mannington Township School District / 1,412 |
| 396. | 13.27 | Tuckerton Borough School District / 3,855 |
| 397. | 13.27 | Sterling High School Dist School District / 16,557 |
| 398. | 13.27 | Wharton Borough School District / 6,098 |
| 399. | 13.26 | Woodbury Heights Borough School District / 3,035 |
| 400. | 13.26 | Clifton City School District / 78,049 |
| 401. | 13.25 | Florence Township School District / 11,433 |
| 402. | 13.24 | Carlstadt Borough School District / 5,962 |
| 403. | 13.24 | Neptune City School District / 5,162 |
| 404. | 13.23 | Barnegat Township School District / 21,618 |
| 405. | 13.21 | Ogdensburg Borough School District / 2,572 |
| 406. | 13.21 | Belleville Town School District / 33,881 |
| 407. | 13.21 | Delanco Township School District / 4,384 |
| 408. | 13.20 | Berlin Borough School District / 7,901 |
| 409. | 13.20 | Roselle Park Borough School District / 12,821 |
| 410. | 13.19 | Elmwood Park Borough School District / 18,545 |
| 411. | 13.19 | Newfield Elementary School District / 1,617 |
| 412. | 13.18 | Southampton Township School District / 10,882 |
| 413. | 13.18 | Woodland Township School District / 842 |
| 414. | 13.16 | Bayonne City School District / 58,004 |
| 415. | 13.16 | Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District / 70,688 |
| 416. | 13.16 | Elk Township School District / 3,900 |
| 417. | 13.15 | Bloomingdale Borough School District / 7,435 |
| 418. | 13.15 | Roselle Borough School District / 20,666 |
| 419. | 13.15 | Barrington Borough School District / 6,974 |
| 420. | 13.14 | Guttenberg Town School District / 10,478 |
| 421. | 13.13 | Somers Point City School District / 11,409 |
| 422. | 13.13 | Harmony Township School District / 2,809 |
| 423. | 13.13 | Winslow Township School District / 38,751 |
| 424. | 13.13 | Plumsted Township School District / 8,188 |
| 425. | 13.13 | White Township School District / 5,795 |
| 426. | 13.13 | Woodbury City School District / 10,420 |
| 427. | 13.12 | Oxford Township School District / 2,598 |
| 428. | 13.12 | Hackettstown Town School District / 9,435 |
| 429. | 13.12 | Black Horse Pike Regional School District / 84,630 |
| 430. | 13.11 | Little Ferry Borough School District / 10,468 |
| 431. | 13.11 | Pittsgrove Township School District / 9,446 |
| 432. | 13.09 | Gateway Regional School District / 12,985 |
| 433. | 13.08 | Estell Manor City School District / 1,539 |
| 434. | 13.07 | Deptford Township School District / 30,338 |
| 435. | 13.07 | Mount Holly Township School District / 10,389 |
| 436. | 13.07 | Pohatcong Township School District / 3,338 |
| 437. | 13.07 | Wallington Borough School District / 11,244 |
| 438. | 13.07 | Pennsville Township School District / 13,267 |
| 439. | 13.07 | Lakehurst Borough School District / 2,698 |
| 440. | 13.05 | Jamesburg Borough School District / 6,348 |
| 441. | 13.05 | Somerdale Borough School District / 5,115 |
| 442. | 13.05 | Lakewood Township School District / 70,046 |
| 443. | 13.04 | Franklin Borough School District / 5,127 |
| 444. | 13.04 | Little Egg Harbor Township School District / 20,368 |
| 445. | 13.04 | Magnolia Borough School District / 4,354 |
| 446. | 13.04 | Maple Shade Township School District / 19,251 |
| 447. | 13.03 | Pinelands Regional School District / 27,116 |
| 448. | 13.02 | South Bound Brook Borough School District / 4,785 |
| 449. | 13.02 | Elsinboro Township School District / 1,109 |
| 450. | 13.01 | Hopewell Township School District / 4,767 |
| 451. | 13.01 | Newton Town School District / 8,205 |
| 452. | 13.01 | Netcong Borough School District / 3,241 |
| 453. | 13.01 | Rockleigh Borough School District / 603 |
| 454. | 13.00 | Lower Cape May Regional School District / 25,361 |
| 455. | 13.00 | Folsom Borough School District / 1,804 |
| 456. | 12.99 | Passaic County Manchester Regional School District / 22,860 |
| 457. | 12.98 | Hamilton Township School District / 24,201 |
| 458. | 12.98 | South Hackensack Township School District / 2,428 |
| 459. | 12.98 | Hi-Nella Borough School District / 1,027 |
| 460. | 12.97 | Washington Borough School District / 6,731 |
| 461. | 12.97 | Greenwich Township School District / 4,991 |
| 462. | 12.96 | Monroe Township School District / 32,464 |
| 463. | 12.96 | Totowa Borough School District / 10,504 |
| 464. | 12.94 | Middle Township School District / 16,409 |
| 465. | 12.94 | Delsea Regional High School School District / 20,950 |
| 466. | 12.93 | Mount Ephraim Borough School District / 4,415 |
| 467. | 12.91 | Burlington City School District / 9,540 |
| 468. | 12.91 | Rahway City School District / 27,941 |
| 469. | 12.91 | Name N/A / 981 |
| 470. | 12.91 | Hillside Township School District / 21,229 |
| 471. | 12.89 | Franklin Township School District / 17,050 |
| 472. | 12.88 | Alpha Borough School District / 2,576 |
| 473. | 12.87 | North Plainfield Borough School District / 21,315 |
| 474. | 12.86 | Beverly City School District / 2,597 |
| 475. | 12.86 | Waterford Township School District / 10,658 |
| 476. | 12.85 | Bound Brook Borough School District / 10,171 |
| 477. | 12.85 | Upper Pittsgrove Township School District / 3,585 |
| 478. | 12.84 | Oldmans Township School District / 1,916 |
| 479. | 12.83 | Linden City School District / 39,173 |
| 480. | 12.82 | Long Branch City School District / 32,566 |
| 481. | 12.81 | Keyport Borough School District / 7,521 |
| 482. | 12.80 | Lodi Borough School District / 23,793 |
| 483. | 12.80 | Pine Hill Borough School District / 11,291 |
| 484. | 12.78 | Clementon Borough School District / 4,908 |
| 485. | 12.78 | Berlin Township School District / 5,400 |
| 486. | 12.77 | Lower Township School District / 20,612 |
| 487. | 12.76 | Runnemede Borough School District / 8,446 |
| 488. | 12.75 | Name N/A / 554 |
| 489. | 12.75 | Winfield Township School District / 1,540 |
| 490. | 12.75 | Pennsauken Township School District / 35,160 |
| 491. | 12.74 | South River Borough School District / 15,662 |
| 492. | 12.73 | Carteret Borough School District / 22,512 |
| 493. | 12.73 | Union Township School District / 6,250 |
| 494. | 12.72 | Hammonton Town School District / 13,445 |
| 495. | 12.72 | Pemberton Township School District / 28,340 |
| 496. | 12.70 | Upper Deerfield Township School District / 8,067 |
| 497. | 12.70 | Eagleswood Township School District / 1,707 |
| 498. | 12.70 | Name N/A / 1,369 |
| 499. | 12.69 | Spotswood Borough School District / 8,120 |
| 500. | 12.65 | Manchester Township School District / 41,780 |
| 501. | 12.64 | Bass River Township School District / 1,186 |
| 502. | 12.64 | North Wildwood City School District / 4,812 |
| 503. | 12.64 | North Bergen Township School District / 55,715 |
| 504. | 12.62 | Mullica Township School District / 6,046 |
| 505. | 12.61 | West Wildwood Borough School District / 544 |
| 506. | 12.61 | Kenilworth Borough School District / 7,617 |
| 507. | 12.61 | Weymouth Township School District / 2,679 |
| 508. | 12.61 | Garfield City School District / 29,002 |
| 509. | 12.60 | Cumberland Regional School District / 25,827 |
| 510. | 12.58 | Harrison Town School District / 14,369 |
| 511. | 12.57 | Plainfield City School District / 46,358 |
| 512. | 12.57 | Union Beach Borough School District / 6,669 |
| 513. | 12.57 | Manville Borough School District / 10,581 |
| 514. | 12.55 | East Orange City School District / 65,785 |
| 515. | 12.55 | Central Regional School District / 51,683 |
| 516. | 12.55 | Lower Alloways Creek Township School District / 1,948 |
| 517. | 12.55 | South Amboy City School District / 7,768 |
| 518. | 12.53 | Moonachie Borough School District / 2,765 |
| 519. | 12.52 | Deerfield Township School District / 3,229 |
| 520. | 12.51 | Montague Township School District / 3,862 |
| 521. | 12.47 | Quinton Township School District / 2,840 |
| 522. | 12.46 | Kearny Town School District / 37,163 |
| 523. | 12.46 | Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District / 12,628 |
| 524. | 12.45 | Westville Borough School District / 4,471 |
| 525. | 12.44 | Lindenwold Borough School District / 17,377 |
| 526. | 12.43 | Riverside Township School District / 7,798 |
| 527. | 12.42 | Berkeley Township School District / 42,657 |
| 528. | 12.42 | Clayton Borough School District / 7,512 |
| 529. | 12.41 | Orange City Township School District / 31,165 |
| 530. | 12.41 | Wildwood City School District / 5,250 |
| 531. | 12.40 | Chesilhurst Borough School District / 1,499 |
| 532. | 12.38 | Egg Harbor City School District / 4,404 |
| 533. | 12.37 | Millville City School District / 28,397 |
| 534. | 12.37 | National Park Borough School District / 3,228 |
| 535. | 12.36 | Asbury Park City School District / 16,652 |
| 536. | 12.32 | Vineland City School District / 58,426 |
| 537. | 12.32 | Irvington Township School District / 56,613 |
| 538. | 12.31 | Paulsboro Borough School District / 6,085 |
| 539. | 12.27 | Freehold Borough School District / 11,473 |
| 540. | 12.23 | Prospect Park Borough School District / 5,601 |
| 541. | 12.21 | Phillipsburg Town School District / 14,580 |
| 542. | 12.20 | West New York Town School District / 46,058 |
| 543. | 12.20 | Haledon Borough School District / 8,396 |
| 544. | 12.20 | Buena Regional School District / 11,158 |
| 545. | 12.19 | Name N/A / 1,716 |
| 546. | 12.19 | New Brunswick City School District / 50,326 |
| 547. | 12.18 | Atlantic City School District / 39,672 |
| 548. | 12.16 | Bellmawr Borough School District / 11,177 |
| 549. | 12.13 | East Newark Borough School District / 2,249 |
| 550. | 12.12 | Seaside Heights Borough School District / 3,295 |
| 551. | 12.06 | Woodlynne Borough School District / 2,698 |
| 552. | 12.04 | Keansburg Borough School District / 10,745 |
| 553. | 12.01 | Fairview Borough School District / 13,419 |
| 554. | 12.00 | Gloucester City School District / 11,532 |
| 555. | 12.00 | Name N/A / 1,062 |
| 556. | 11.99 | New Hanover Township School District / 5,387 |
| 557. | 11.98 | Lawrence Township School District / 2,933 |
| 558. | 11.96 | Pleasantville City School District / 18,829 |
| 559. | 11.94 | Dover Town School District / 17,996 |
| 560. | 11.87 | Commercial Township School District / 5,390 |
| 561. | 11.82 | Fairfield Township School District / 6,774 |
| 562. | 11.80 | Elizabeth City School District / 124,101 |
| 563. | 11.80 | Salem City School District / 5,723 |
| 564. | 11.77 | Union City School District / 62,629 |
| 565. | 11.74 | Perth Amboy City School District / 48,343 |
| 566. | 11.74 | Trenton City School District / 83,066 |
| 567. | 11.64 | Newark City School District / 276,555 |
| 568. | 11.61 | Downe Township School District / 1,756 |
| 569. | 11.58 | Passaic City School District / 66,757 |
| 570. | 11.58 | Paterson City School District / 145,744 |
| 571. | 11.50 | Maurice River Township School District / 8,099 |
| 572. | 11.07 | Bridgeton City School District / 24,438 |
| 573. | 11.06 | Camden City School District / 79,263 |
| 574. | 10.83 | Woodbine Borough School District / 2,696 |
| 575. | 9.78 | Washington Township School District / 1,781 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
