Passaic City School District

Headquartered at 663 Main Avenue in Passaic, New Jersey, the Passaic City School District serves as an active, comprehensive public educational system nestled within a large suburban setting in the greater New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area. Operating 17 dedicated school campuses across the city, the district offers a complete academic pathway spanning from early childhood pre-kindergarten programs through 12th-grade high school graduation. As a traditional public school system, Passaic provides vital educational infrastructure for local families, combining accessible administrative support and community outreach through its central offices and official online portal at passaicschools.org.

Within the 2024–2025 academic year, the district educates a dynamic student body of more than 12,000 pupils, grounded by a strong early foundation that includes over 1,200 pre-kindergarten enrollees. To effectively guide and nurture this population, the district maintains a robust professional workforce comprising nearly 3,976 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members. This educational framework is anchored by an instructional core of approximately 1,925 FTE teachers and 360 instructional aides, supported by more than 1,690 operational and administrative support staff. Together, this comprehensive staffing model ensures that students benefit from tailored classroom instruction, robust support services, and a well-resourced learning environment tailored to the community's needs.