NJAIS Facts at a Glance
By The Numbers
90
Number of Schools
31,000+
Number of Students
4,100+
Number of NJAIS Teachers
25%
Percentage of Students Awarded Financial Aid
29%
Students of Color as Percentage of Total Enrollment
Independent schools are rooted in the idea of choice. They offer families a range of educational options: coeducation or single sex; religious affiliation or nonsectarian; preschool, elementary, or secondary; day or boarding; and each has a distinct educational mission and philosophy.
For all of their diversity and widely varying approaches, NJAIS-member schools have certain characteristics in common. Each is governed by a Board of Trustees, and is a nonprofit corporation. NJAIS schools are independent in governance and finance, and have stated policies of nondiscrimination. Each fosters a culture of learning in every area of school life - in classrooms and laboratories, on playing fields, stages, in concerts and in music practice rooms, and art studios.
NJAIS is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA), ISAnet, NBOA, CSEE and The Council for American Private Education (CAPE). NJAIS is also a member of the New Jersey Nonpublic Schools Advisory Council.