NJAIS is a nonprofit association of independent (private) schools throughout New Jersey. Founded in 1958, the association serves its member schools by providing a rigorous, comprehensive, standards-based accreditation program, professional development, public advocacy, networking opportunities, and consultation with our professional staff.
Percentage of Students Award Financial Aid
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 their variety in 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 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.
