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Ridgefield, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Ridgefield School District #28 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,182 per pupil, Ridgefield School District ranks #33 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,428
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$34,182
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridgefield School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,428 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 $34,182 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 68.9% local, 26.0% state, and 5.1% 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 80/100, ranked #28 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 410.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% White, 18.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bergen Boulevard School, with a diversity index of 65.7/100.
Its largest campus is Slocum Skewes School, enrolling 654 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Shaler Academy, at 179 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Slocum Skewes School accounts for 42.7% of all Ridgefield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ridgefield School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Ridgefield School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Ridgefield School District school enrollment ranges from 179 students (lowest) to 654 students (highest), a spread of 475 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.
Ridgefield School District student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ridgefield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ridgefield School District is typically wider than the Ridgefield School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,428 students.
How much does Ridgefield School District spend per student?
Ridgefield School District spends $34,182 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #28 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District students are 50.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% White, 18.1% Asian, 4.7% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ridgefield School District?
Ridgefield School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #28 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.