Public schools in Paramus, NJ
Paramus has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 4,878 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Paramus School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Paramus's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Paramus | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramus School District | 8 | 3,639 | $30,912 |
| Bergen County Special Services School District | 6 | 645 | not reported |
| Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | 3 | 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.
4 high schools in Paramus, 1,803 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramus High School | 1,153 | 11.3 | 16.8% | Paramus |
| Applied Technology High School | 348 | 17.4 | 19.8% | Bergen County Vocational Technical |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus | 288 | 6.3 | 29.9% | Bergen County Vocational Technical |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus | 14 | 0.7 | 50.0% | 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.
2 middle schools in Paramus, 1,055 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Brook Middle School | 555 | 9.8 | 12.6% | Paramus |
| West Brook Middle School | 500 | 8.8 | 13.6% | Paramus |
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.
5 elementary schools in Paramus, 1,347 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Ranch Elementary School | 338 | 13.0 | 14.8% | Paramus |
| Parkway Elementary School | 297 | 11.1 | 15.2% | Paramus |
| Memorial Elementary School | 289 | 12.9 | 10.0% | Paramus |
| Stony Lane Elementary School | 223 | 11.2 | 11.2% | Paramus |
| Midland Elementary School | 200 | 9.7 | 17.0% | Paramus |
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.
6 other schools in Paramus, 673 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic | 199 | 3.1 | 16.6% | Bergen County Special Services |
| Hearing Impaired | 134 | 6.0 | 14.9% | Bergen County Special Services |
| Emotionally Disturbed | 124 | 5.9 | 20.2% | Bergen County Special Services |
| N. A. Bleshman Regional Day School | 97 | 6.9 | 19.6% | Bergen County Special Services |
| Life Skills | 64 | 7.1 | 9.4% | Bergen County Special Services |
| Multiply Handicapped | 55 | 6.9 | 21.8% | Bergen County Special Services |
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 Paramus's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Paramus school has 9.3 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 223 students (state 435).
| Paramus | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 9.3 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 223 | 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 17 Paramus 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 Paramus
- Paramus School DistrictRuns 8 of Paramus's 17 public schools and spent $30,912 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,912
- Paramus High School, the largest high school in Paramus1,153 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.1,153
- Compare Paramus School District with Bergen County Special Services School DistrictParamus'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 Paramus 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 Paramus
How many public schools are in Paramus, NJ?
17 public schools with an address in Paramus were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 4,878 students.What is the largest high school in Paramus?
Paramus High School, with 1,153 students in 2024-25 (Paramus School District).Which districts run Paramus's schools?
Paramus School District (8 schools), Bergen County Special Services School District (6 schools), Bergen County Vocational Technical School District (3 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