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What are New Jersey’s most expensive private schools?
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Shopping for a New Jersey private school? A new report from the Private School Review finds the average cost for a year of private school in New Jersey is $18,825 in 2026.
Private high schools, specifically, cost New Jersey parents an average of $23,783 a year in 2026, according to the report. Elementary schools were slightly less expensive, with an average cost of $18,301 per year.
New Jersey’s private school costs are higher than the national average, which are $12,500 for private elementary school and $16,200 for private high school, according Private School Review.
Despite the high cost, private schools remain popular with many parents across the state. In 2021, New Jersey had 210,580 students enrolled in 1,050 private schools, according to the National Center of Education Statistics.
The Lawrenceville School in Mercer County is New Jersey’s most expensive private school, according to Private School Review. Tuition at this boarding school and college prep academy exceeds $80,000 annually, according to the website.
According to Private School Review, New Jersey’s six most expensive private schools are:
- The Lawrenceville School, Mercer County, with tuition of $80,680.
- Blair Academy, Blairstown, Warren County, with tuition of $72,700.
- Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, Bergen County, with tuition of $61,400.
- Cambridge School (special education), Pennington, Mercer County, with tuition of $58,550.
- Peddie School, Hightstown, Mercer County, with tuition of $58,100.
- Lakeland Andover School (special education), Newton, Sussex County, with tuition of $55,800.
According to Private School Review, the six least expensive private schools in New Jersey, excluding daycares and preschools, are:
- Melamed (Jewish) Academy in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, with tuition of $2,350.
- St. Charles Borromeo (Catholic) School, Riverton, Burlington County, with tuition at $3,000.
- Wildwood Catholic Academy, Cape May County, with tuition of $3,100.
- Academy of Our Lady (Catholic), Glen Rock, Bergen County, with tuition of $3,268.
- Shiras Chaim (all-girls, Jewish), Lakewood, Ocean County, with tuition at $3,500.
- Sinai Christian Academy (Montessori), Linden, Union County, with tuition of $3,500.
Amanda Oglesby is an Ocean County native who covers education and the environment. She has worked for the Press for more than 18 years. Reach her at aoglesby@gannettnj.com or 732-557-5701.
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Are you happy?
Financial website WalletHub decided to dig into the topic of happiness, finding the happiest cities across the United States.
“For decades, researchers have explored the science of happiness and identified several core factors, including mental well-being, physical health, strong social ties, job satisfaction, and financial stability,” the website says.
How did WalletHub determine happiness?
The website says it analyzed more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities, evaluating them across “29 key indicators of happiness,” which included depression rates, income growth and average daily leisure time. Its three key dimensions were Emotional & Physical Well-Being, Income & Employment and Community & Environment.
It found the happiest city in America is Fremont, California. That was followed by Bismarck, North Dakota; Scottsdale, Arizona; South Burlington, Vermont and Fargo, North Dakota rounding out the top 5.
Happiest city in New Jersey
According to the WalletHub study, the happiest city in New Jersey is Jersey City. The city came in No. 31 in the nation.
According to WalletHub, New Jersey had the lowest depression rate among the cities studied.
The other New Jersey city ranked in the study was Newark, which came in at No. 147.
Happiest city in America
Just what makes Fremont, California, so happy?
According to WalletHub, it has the highest share of households with an income above $75,000, at nearly 80 percent, the highest rate of life satisfaction, the seventh-lowest depression rate and the fifth-highest average life expectancy in the country, as well as the lowest separation and divorce rate in the country, 9.3 percent, the lowest share of adults who report having 14 or more mentally unhealthy days per month and ranks fifth among the most caring cities in America, WalletHub says.
HAMILTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — A school bus was involved in a crash with a UPS truck in Mercer County, New Jersey, on Friday morning.
Chopper 6 was over the scene near Klockner Road and Horizon Drive in Hamilton Township just before 8 a.m.
Damage could be seen on both the front of the bus and the UPS truck.
According to police, the school bus was being driven westbound on Klockner Road when it drifted into the eastbound lane and struck the UPS truck, which was waiting to make a left turn onto Horizon Drive.
Several children, ranging in age from eleven to thirteen, were on board the school bus at the time of the crash.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Traffic Unit at (609) 581-4000.
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