School district · New Jersey

Bernards Township School District

Bernards Township School District in New Jersey: 6 public schools with 4,645 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,617 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,645
Students per teacher
10.9
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,617
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)
426
Counselors (FTE)
20.5
Students per counselor
227
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.8
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

84%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

2,075 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

80%proficient

+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

1,737 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
$16.6K15
$17.5K16
$17.9K17
$19.2K18
$20.5K19
$21.2K20
$23.7K21
$27.0K22
$27.9K23
$29.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.6% · $4M
State
27% · $39.7M
Local
71% · $106.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,919
Support services
$10,957
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$43.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–556812.375%79%
K–542911.085%81%
Pre-K–55228.988%91%
K–542710.981%87%
6–81,1229.986%74%
9–121,57712.1——

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
101 Peachtree Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Phone
(908)204-2600
Website