Public schools in Mountain Lakes, NJ
Mountain Lakes has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,296 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Mountain Lakes's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mountain Lakes | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lakes School District | 4 | 1,308 | $35,505 |
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.
One high school in Mountain Lakes, 546 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lakes High School | 546 | 9.8 | 1.8% | Mountain Lakes |
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 Mountain Lakes, 263 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarcliff Middle School | 263 | 8.6 | 1.1% | Mountain Lakes |
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 Mountain Lakes, 487 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Elementary School | 423 | 10.4 | 0.7% | Mountain Lakes |
| Lake Drive Program for Hearing Impared | 64 | 2.8 | 12.5% | Mountain Lakes |
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 Mountain Lakes's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Mountain Lakes school has 9.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than 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 343 students (state 435).
| Mountain Lakes | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 9.8 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 343 | 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 4 Mountain Lakes 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 Mountain Lakes
- Mountain Lakes School DistrictRuns 4 of Mountain Lakes's 4 public schools and spent $35,505 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$35,505
- Mountain Lakes High School, the largest high school in Mountain Lakes546 students in 2024-25, 9.8 per teacher.546
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mountain Lakes 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.
Other cities in New Jersey
- Newark78 schools
- Jersey City52 schools
- Paterson46 schools
- Elizabeth38 schools
- Trenton34 schools
- Hamilton26 schools
- Camden22 schools
- East Orange21 schools
Questions about schools in Mountain Lakes
How many public schools are in Mountain Lakes, NJ?
4 public schools with an address in Mountain Lakes were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,296 students.What is the largest high school in Mountain Lakes?
Mountain Lakes High School, with 546 students in 2024-25 (Mountain Lakes School District).Which districts run Mountain Lakes's schools?
Mountain Lakes School District (4 schools). 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