Public schools in Demarest, NJ
Demarest has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,129 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Demarest School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Demarest's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Demarest | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demarest School District | 3 | 773 | $24,668 |
| Northern Valley Regional High School District | 1 | 2,053 | $46,829 |
| Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | 1 | 2,528 | $40,357 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Demarest, 1,328 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest | 1,038 | 10.9 | 1.1% | Northern Valley Regional High |
| Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology | 290 | 96.7 | 8.3% | Bergen County Vocational Technical |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Demarest, 359 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarest Middle School | 359 | 10.1 | 0.8% | Demarest |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Demarest, 442 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Road School | 221 | 11.9 | 1.8% | Demarest |
| Luther Lee Emerson School | 221 | 10.0 | 1.4% | Demarest |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Demarest's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Demarest school has 10.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 290 students (state 435).
| Demarest | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 290 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Demarest schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Demarest
- Demarest School DistrictRuns 3 of Demarest's 5 public schools and spent $24,668 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,668
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, the largest high school in Demarest1,038 students in 2024-25, 10.9 per teacher.1,038
- Compare Demarest School District with Northern Valley Regional High School DistrictDemarest's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Demarest addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Demarest
How many public schools are in Demarest, NJ?
5 public schools with an address in Demarest were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 2,129 students.What is the largest high school in Demarest?
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, with 1,038 students in 2024-25 (Northern Valley Regional High School District).Which districts run Demarest's schools?
Demarest School District (3 schools), Northern Valley Regional High School District (1 school), Bergen County Vocational Technical School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25