Cliffside Park Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Cliffside Park School District (district ID 3403270)

Public school district · Bergen County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3403270

Cliffside Park Public Schools spent $22,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 5 schools enrolled 3,135 students in 2024-25; 26.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,629 per student, up 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cliffside Park Public Schools in enrollment (3,041 to 3,229 students) and Cliffside Park Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Cliffside Park Public Schools, FY23Wall Township $29,488; Greater Egg Harbor Regional High $28,723; Galloway Township $25,988; Flemington-Raritan Regional $25,140; Hillside Public Schools $25,068; Hoboken $23,424; Cliffside Park Public Schools $22,299; Lindenwold $21,326; Robbinsville Public Schools $20,267; Lodi $19,337; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kWall Township$29,488Greater Egg Harbor Regional Hi…$28,723Galloway Township$25,988Flemington-Raritan Regional$25,140Hillside Public Schools$25,068Hoboken$23,424Cliffside Park Public Schools$22,299Lindenwold$21,326Robbinsville Public Schools$20,267Lodi$19,337State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Cliffside Park Public Schools, FY23Wall Township $29,488; Greater Egg Harbor Regional High $28,723; Galloway Township $25,988; Flemington-Raritan Regional $25,140; Hillside Public Schools $25,068; Hoboken $23,424; Cliffside Park Public Schools $22,299; Lindenwold $21,326; Robbinsville Public Schools $20,267; Lodi $19,337; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kWall Township$29,488Greater Egg Harbor Regional High$28,723Galloway Township$25,988Flemington-Raritan Regional$25,140Hillside Public Schools$25,068Hoboken$23,424Cliffside Park Public Schools$22,299Lindenwold$21,326Robbinsville Public Schools$20,267Lodi$19,337State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Cliffside Park Public Schools, FY23Wall Township $29,488; Greater Egg Harbor Regional High $28,723; Galloway Township $25,988; Flemington-Raritan Regional $25,140; Hillside Public Schools $25,068; Hoboken $23,424; Cliffside Park Public Schools $22,299; Lindenwold $21,326; Robbinsville Public Schools $20,267; Lodi $19,337; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kWall Township$29,488Greater Egg Harbor Regional High$28,723Galloway Township$25,988Flemington-Raritan Regional$25,140Hillside Public Schools$25,068Hoboken$23,424Cliffside Park Public Schools$22,299Lindenwold$21,326Robbinsville Public Schools$20,267Lodi$19,337State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Cliffside Park Public Schools, FY23Wall Township $29,488; Greater Egg Harbor Regional High $28,723; Galloway Township $25,988; Flemington-Raritan Regional $25,140; Hillside Public Schools $25,068; Hoboken $23,424; Cliffside Park Public Schools $22,299; Lindenwold $21,326; Robbinsville Public Schools $20,267; Lodi $19,337; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kWall Township$29,488Greater Egg Harbor Regional High$28,723Galloway Township$25,988Flemington-Raritan Regional$25,140Hillside Public Schools$25,068Hoboken$23,424Cliffside Park Public Schools$22,299Lindenwold$21,326Robbinsville Public Schools$20,267Lodi$19,337State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$75,784,000 in revenue: 26.2% state, 64.3% local and 9.5% federal. Total spending including $1,967,000 of capital outlay was $75,677,000, or $24,093 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cliffside Park Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $19,850,000; Local $48,700,000; Federal $7,234,000; total $75,784,000.
  • State$19,850,000 26%
  • Local$48,700,000 64%
  • Federal$7,234,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,067 students in 2022-23, 3,086 students in 2023-24, 3,135 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cliffside Park Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,067, 2023-24: 3,086, 2024-25: 3,13501k2k3k4k2022-233,0672023-243,0862024-253,135
Cliffside Park Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,067, 2023-24: 3,086, 2024-25: 3,13501k2k3k4k2022-233,0672023-243,0862024-253,135
Cliffside Park Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,067, 2023-24: 3,086, 2024-25: 3,13501k2k3k4k2022-233,0672023-243,0862024-253,135
Cliffside Park Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,067, 2023-24: 3,086, 2024-25: 3,13501k2k3k4k2022-233,0672023-243,0862024-253,135

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,067250.012.3
2023-243,086249.012.4
2024-253,135253.012.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$20,683,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,585 per student

Cliffside Park Public Schools booked $20,683,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 252 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $82,079 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$16,223,00078.4%
Special education$3,267,00015.8%
Other programs$1,193,0005.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,723 in 2018-19, $5,943 in 2019-20, $6,094 in 2020-21, $6,620 in 2021-22, $6,585 in 2022-23.

Cliffside Park Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,723, 2019-20: $5,943, 2020-21: $6,094, 2021-22: $6,620, 2022-23: $6,58502k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7232019-20$5,9432020-21$6,0942021-22$6,6202022-23$6,585
Cliffside Park Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,723, 2019-20: $5,943, 2020-21: $6,094, 2021-22: $6,620, 2022-23: $6,58502k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7232019-20$5,9432020-21$6,0942021-22$6,6202022-23$6,585
Cliffside Park Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,723, 2019-20: $5,943, 2020-21: $6,094, 2021-22: $6,620, 2022-23: $6,58502k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7232019-20$5,9432020-21$6,0942021-22$6,6202022-23$6,585
Cliffside Park Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,723, 2019-20: $5,943, 2020-21: $6,094, 2021-22: $6,620, 2022-23: $6,58502k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7232019-20$5,9432020-21$6,0942021-22$6,6202022-23$6,585

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cliffside Park Public Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 33% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts50%48.6%
Math33%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 289 students in Cliffside Park Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate86%90.5%
Students in the class289106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,142 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
School #447811.848.3%Targeted program
School #335911.668.0%Targeted program
School #530510.347.3%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 679 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
School #6/Middle School67911.762.7%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,314 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cliffside Park High School1,31414.062.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cliffside Park Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cliffside Park Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentCliffside Park Public Schools ranks 257 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,299).#257 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyCliffside Park Public Schools is the number 125 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 3,141 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#125 of 672
  3. Flemington-Raritan Regional School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 3,149 students in fall 2022, $25,140 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,140
  4. Lindenwold School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 3,100 students in fall 2022, $21,326 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,326
  5. Compare Cliffside Park Public Schools with Flemington-Raritan Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cliffside Park High School, its largest high school1,314 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.1,314
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyCliffside Park Public Schools spent $82,079 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$82,079
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cliffside Park Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Cliffside Park Public Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,135 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cliffside Park Public Schools spend per student?
    $22,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,629 per student, up 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cliffside Park Public Schools' money come from?
    $75,784,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.2% state, 64.3% local and 9.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cliffside Park Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 546 of the 3,030 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Cliffside Park Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $20,683,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,585 per student. Divided by the 252 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $82,079 per teacher, more than 69 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cliffside Park Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cliffside Park Public Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 33% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cliffside Park Public Schools?
    86% of the 289 students in Cliffside Park Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Cliffside Park Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3403270. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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