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Cliffside Park, New Jersey - 5 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Cliffside Park School District #408 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,116 per pupil, Cliffside Park School District ranks #533 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,141
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$21,116
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cliffside Park School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,141 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bergen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,116 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.1% local, 26.7% state, and 8.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #408 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 348.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.5% White, 3.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is School #4, with a diversity index of 58.9/100.
Its largest campus is Cliffside Park High School, enrolling 1,314 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is School #5, at 305 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cliffside Park High School accounts for 41.8% of all Cliffside Park School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cliffside Park School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Cliffside Park School District school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Cliffside Park School District school enrollment ranges from 305 students (lowest) to 1,314 students (highest), a spread of 1,009 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cliffside Park School District student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Cliffside Park School District is typically wider than the Cliffside Park School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Cliffside Park School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Cliffside Park School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Cliffside Park School District?
Cliffside Park School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,141 students.
How much does Cliffside Park School District spend per student?
Cliffside Park School District spends $21,116 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #408 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Cliffside Park School District?
Cliffside Park School District students are 67.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.5% White, 3.7% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cliffside Park School District?
Cliffside Park School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #408 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.