School district · New Jersey

Califon Borough School District

Califon Borough School District in New Jersey: 1 public schools with 94 students and 5.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $41,059 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
94
Students per teacher
5.7
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$41,059
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)
16.4
Counselors (FTE)
0.1
Students per counselor
940
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

67%proficient

+11.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

45 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

New Jersey: 41%

45%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

33 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$21.7K15
$23.4K16
$27.9K17
$31.0K18
$37.1K19
$36.0K20
$31.8K21
$36.0K22
$37.6K23
$41.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.9% · $214K
State
21% · $753K
Local
73% · $2.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$24,918
Support services
$16,118
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5,000
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–8945.767%45%

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
6 School St, Califon, NJ 07830
Phone
(908)832-2828
Website