Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
196 WEST RAILWAY AVENUE, Paterson, NJ 07503
Public charter school (tuition-free)
Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a public charter school in Paterson, NJ for grades K-12. It had 1,708 students in 2024-25, about 12.9 per teacher. As a public charter school it charges no tuition.
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School facts
- Grades
- K-12
- Students
- 1,708 (2024-25)
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 132 (2024-25)
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- Level
- Mixed grades
- School type
- Regular public school
- Tuition
- None (public charter school)
- County
- Passaic County
- NCES school ID
- 340008700735
From the U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data: the public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary) for the address, phone, website, grades and authorizer; the 2024-25 membership and staff files for students and teachers. Figures move every year, so ask the school for today’s. NCES data files · Where our data comes from. Something wrong? Tell us.
What a charter school is
- Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
- Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
- No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.
Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.
Other charter schools near Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
- Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson (K-8, under 1 mi)
- Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton (5-8, 1 mi)
- Paterson Preparatory Charter School (K-7, 2 mi)
- Paterson Arts and Science Charter School (K-12, 2 mi)
- Community Charter School of Paterson (K-8, 2 mi)
- College Achieve Paterson Charter School (K-12, 2 mi)
- John P. Holland Charter School (PK-8, 2 mi)
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter School (K-12, 3 mi)