Skyrocketing Enrollment in the Hoboken Public Schools? Decide for Yourself...

In November of 2021 the Hoboken Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schoolsproposed a bond referendum for the construction of a new high school based on "skyrocketing" enrollment.

During the period from November 2021 to the eventual public vote on the bond referendum, no official enrollment was released by the Board even through the district is obligated to know the official enrollment of the district as of October 15th of the school year. The bond referendum failed. 

Recently, the New Jersey Department of Education released enrollment data for the Hoboken School District (2210) - this is known as the APPLICATION FOR STATE SCHOOL AID (ASSA)- see below for official 2022-23 ASSA Report for Hoboken. 

The following data is from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 ASSA Reports.

I. Comparing TOTAL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT Oct 15, 2021 with TOTAL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT Oct 15, 2020:

Enrollment for 2021-22 ASSA Report was enrollment as of Oct 15, 2020
Enrollment for 2022-23 ASSA Report was enrollment as of Oct 15, 2021

Total District Enrollment (ON ROLL) for Oct 15, 2020: 2238 students
Total District Enrollment (ON ROLL) for Oct 15, 2021: 2187
This was an enrollment DROP of -2.3% from 2020-21 to 2021-22

II. Comparing Oct 15, 2021 with SAME GRADE on Oct 15, 2020:

PreK3: -9.44% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
PreK4: -13.67% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Full Day K: -12.3% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 1: -13.67% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 2: +6.7% MORE students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 3: 0% change students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 4: -4.7% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 5: -2.3% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020

Grade 6: +1.9% MORE students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 7: 0% change students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 8: -18.96% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 9: +44.55% MORE students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 10: -3.16% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 11: +6.89% MORE students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020
Grade 12: -16.30% FEWER students in Oct 2021 compared to Oct 2020

III. Comparing Oct 15, 2020 with NEXT GRADE COHORT on Oct 15, 2021:

PreK3 –> PreK4: -18.67% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
PreK4 –> K: -38.27% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
K–> 1: -22.39% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 1 –> 2: -19.78% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 2–> 3: -22.48% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 3–> 4: -12.96% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 4–> 5: -16.22% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 5–> 6: -16.53% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 6–> 7: -6.73% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 7–> 8: -3.1% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 8–> 9: +28.86% MORE students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 9–> 10: -8.9% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 10 –> 11: -2.1% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020
Grade 11–> 12: -11.49% FEWER students in same cohort on Oct 2021 than Oct 2020 

2022-23 Hoboken ASSA Report by Tony Petrosino on Scribd