School district · New Jersey

Clifton Public School District

Clifton Public School District in New Jersey: 19 public schools with 10,516 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,071 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
10,516
Students per teacher
11.1
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,071
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)
949
Counselors (FTE)
42.5
Students per counselor
247
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.5
Librarians (FTE): 4.7

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%

42%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

4,410 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

34%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

4,409 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
$15.2K15
$15.6K16
$15.8K17
$17.0K18
$18.4K19
$18.7K20
$20.6K21
$23.9K22
$23.9K23
$27.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $37.4M
State
44% · $153.2M
Local
45% · $156.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,076
Support services
$9,138
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$86.3M
Long-term debt
$165.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K62———
Pre-K3277.8——
Pre-K–525511.937%41%
Pre-K–537610.028%30%
Pre-K–556010.334%31%
K–544311.540%50%
Pre-K–53559.544%40%
Pre-K–528212.336%39%
K–52018.247%59%
Pre-K–55018.839%30%
K–540112.252%53%
Pre-K–525713.545%43%
Pre-K–51308.734%33%
K–539810.843%43%
Pre-K–51659.725%27%
Pre-K–530610.967%66%
6–81,0929.139%22%
6–81,25510.946%31%
9–123,15014.0——

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
745 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone
(973)470-2300
Website