Highland Park Boro School District
Public school district · Middlesex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3407170
Highland Park Boro School District spent $25,851 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 64% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,573 students in 2024-25; 27.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,905 per student, up 11.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Highland Park Boro in enrollment (1,586 to 1,627 students) and Highland Park Boro itself.
Where the money came from
$49,520,000 in revenue: 27.6% state, 66.8% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $456,000 of capital outlay was $47,328,000, or $29,617 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$13,660,000 28%
- Local$33,080,000 67%
- Federal$2,780,000 6%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,573 students in 2022-23, 1,594 students in 2023-24, 1,573 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,573 | 145.3 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,594 | 154.5 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,573 | 150.9 | 10.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$11,022,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,897 per student
Highland Park Boro School District booked $11,022,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 145 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,857 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 44 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $7,826,000 | 71.0% |
| Special education | $2,865,000 | 26.0% |
| Other programs | $331,000 | 3.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,193 in 2018-19, $6,201 in 2019-20, $6,639 in 2020-21, $6,805 in 2021-22, $6,897 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Highland Park Boro School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 28% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.
| Subject | This district | New Jersey | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 28% | 35.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 116 students in Highland Park Boro School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 116 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
2 elementary schools, 731 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartle Elementary School | 405 | 9.3 | 43.5% | Targeted program |
| Irving Primary School | 326 | 10.2 | 35.6% | Targeted program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 349 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Middle School | 349 | 10.4 | 41.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 493 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park High School | 493 | 11.7 | 34.9% | Targeted program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Highland Park Boro School District
- Website: hpschools.net
- Phone: (732) 572-2400
- Office: 435 Mansfield Street, Highland Park, NJ 08904
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Highland Park Boro School District
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentHighland Park Boro School District ranks 119 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,851).#119 of 329
- Every school district in New JerseyHighland Park Boro School District is the number 246 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,598 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#246 of 672
- Buena Regional School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 1,602 students in fall 2022, $29,056 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,056
- Swedesboro-Woolwich School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,591 students in fall 2022, $21,243 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,243
- Compare Highland Park Boro School District with Buena Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Highland Park High School, its largest high school493 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.493
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyHighland Park Boro School District spent $75,857 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$75,857
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Highland Park Boro School District
How many schools and students are in Highland Park Boro School District?
4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,573 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Highland Park Boro School District spend per student?
$25,851 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,905 per student, up 11.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Highland Park Boro School District's money come from?
$49,520,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.6% state, 66.8% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Highland Park Boro School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 202 of the 2,343 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Highland Park Boro School District spend on teacher salaries?
$11,022,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,897 per student. Divided by the 145 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,857 per teacher, more than 44 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Highland Park Boro School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Highland Park Boro School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 28% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Highland Park Boro School District?
90-94% of the 116 students in Highland Park Boro School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Highland Park Boro School District's NCES district ID?
3407170. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25