School district · New Jersey

Bergenfield Borough School District

Bergenfield Borough School District in New Jersey: 7 public schools with 3,600 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,871 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,600
Students per teacher
12.4
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,871
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
290
Counselors (FTE)
13.0
Students per counselor
277
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

65%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

1,488 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

48%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

1,373 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$18.4K15
$17.9K16
$18.7K17
$19.4K18
$20.8K19
$20.5K20
$23.3K21
$23.5K22
$26.0K23
$25.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.5% · $3.7M
State
41% · $42.8M
Local
55% · $57.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,162
Support services
$9,232
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–535215.265%67%
Pre-K–526110.759%48%
K–529116.562%48%
Pre-K–544314.471%68%
Pre-K–525312.760%54%
6–876111.766%38%
9–121,23911.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
225 W. Clinton Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Phone
(201)385-8801
Website