Public schools in Teaneck, NJ
Teaneck has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 4,007 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Teaneck Public Schools runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Teaneck's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Teaneck | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Public Schools | 8 | 3,843 | $30,902 |
| Teaneck Community Charter School | 1 | 358 | $24,433 |
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 Teaneck, 1,244 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck High School | 1,244 | 12.0 | 33.4% | Teaneck Public Schools |
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 Teaneck, 973 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 510 | 10.7 | 38.2% | Teaneck Public Schools |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | 463 | 8.9 | 40.2% | Teaneck Public Schools |
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 elementary schools in Teaneck, 1,790 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Community Charter school | 377 | 12.6 | 18.6% | Teaneck Community Charter School |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School | 361 | 12.4 | 38.2% | Teaneck Public Schools |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School | 334 | 11.3 | 40.1% | Teaneck Public Schools |
| James Russell Lowell Elementary School | 320 | 13.7 | 45.0% | Teaneck Public Schools |
| William Cullen Bryant School | 283 | 10.9 | 26.5% | Teaneck Public Schools |
| Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School | 115 | 7.2 | 27.8% | Teaneck Public Schools |
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 Teaneck's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Teaneck school has 11.3 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 361 students (state 435).
| Teaneck | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 361 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 11% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Teaneck 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 Teaneck
- Teaneck Public SchoolsRuns 8 of Teaneck's 9 public schools and spent $30,902 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,902
- Teaneck High School, the largest high school in Teaneck1,244 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.1,244
- Compare Teaneck Public Schools with Teaneck Community Charter SchoolTeaneck'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 Teaneck 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 Teaneck
How many public schools are in Teaneck, NJ?
9 public schools with an address in Teaneck were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 4,007 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Teaneck?
Teaneck High School, with 1,244 students in 2024-25 (Teaneck Public Schools).Which districts run Teaneck's schools?
Teaneck Public Schools (8 schools), Teaneck Community Charter School (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