School district · New Jersey

Cedar Grove Township School District

Cedar Grove Township School District in New Jersey: 4 public schools with 1,547 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $28,415 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,547
Students per teacher
10.3
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$28,415
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)
150
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
309
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
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%

76%proficient

+10.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

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

Math

New Jersey: 41%

65%proficient

+5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

670 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
$17.2K15
$17.7K16
$18.9K17
$19.4K18
$20.6K19
$21.1K20
$22.1K21
$24.2K22
$25.7K23
$28.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.4% · $1.7M
State
22% · $10.7M
Local
75% · $36.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,025
Support services
$10,857
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$437K
Long-term debt
$18.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–430910.075%83%
Pre-K–434912.576%76%
5–84689.876%56%
9–124219.8——

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
520 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Phone
(973)239-1550
Website