Trenton Public Schools

Trenton Public Schools
Address
108 North Clinton Avenue
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08609
United States
Coordinates40°13′27″N 74°45′14″W / 40.22413°N 74.753788°W / 40.22413; -74.753788
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentJames Earle
Business administratorJayne S. Howard
Schools25
AffiliationFormer Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment15,459 (as of 2023–24)
Faculty976.4 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio15.8:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.trentonk12.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,15686$18,89112.0%
1Budgetary Cost17,1459214,78316.0%
2Classroom Instruction10,094918,76315.2%
6Support Services2,691802,39212.5%
8Administrative Cost1,800961,48521.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,191891,78322.9%
13Extracurricular Activities18926268−29.5%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4506164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Trenton Public Schools is a community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of 25 schools, had an enrollment of 15,459 students and 976.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The district was the sixth-largest in the state in 2025.