Somerset Hills School District

Listed by NCES as Somerset Hills Regional School District (district ID 3400009)

Public school district · Somerset County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400009

Somerset Hills School District spent $27,534 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,605 students in 2024-25; 21.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,474 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (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 Somerset Hills in enrollment (1,707 to 1,826 students) and Somerset Hills itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset Hills, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Palisades Park $23,200; Saddle Brook $23,030; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Pennsville $22,874; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High S…$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High S…$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Palisades Park$23,200Saddle Brook$23,030Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Pennsville$22,874Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset Hills, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Palisades Park $23,200; Saddle Brook $23,030; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Pennsville $22,874; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School…$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Palisades Park$23,200Saddle Brook$23,030Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Pennsville$22,874Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset Hills, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Palisades Park $23,200; Saddle Brook $23,030; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Pennsville $22,874; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School Dist$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Palisades Park$23,200Saddle Brook$23,030Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Pennsville$22,874Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Somerset Hills, FY23Pascack Valley Regional High School Dist $37,498; Watchung Hills Regional High School $28,921; Somerset Hills $27,534; Pompton Lakes $24,545; Hasbrouck Heights $23,846; Palisades Park $23,200; Saddle Brook $23,030; Woodbury City Public Schools $22,958; Pennsville $22,874; Atlantic County Vocational $21,957; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kPascack Valley Regional High School Dist$37,498Watchung Hills Regional High School$28,921Somerset Hills$27,534Pompton Lakes$24,545Hasbrouck Heights$23,846Palisades Park$23,200Saddle Brook$23,030Woodbury City Public Schools$22,958Pennsville$22,874Atlantic County Vocational$21,957State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$56,891,000 in revenue: 21.2% state, 75.8% local and 3.0% federal. Total spending including $847,000 of capital outlay was $53,932,000, or $30,626 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Somerset Hills School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,075,000; Local $43,110,000; Federal $1,706,000; total $56,891,000.
  • State$12,075,000 21%
  • Local$43,110,000 76%
  • Federal$1,706,000 3%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,723 students in 2022-23, 1,672 students in 2023-24, 1,605 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Somerset Hills School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,723, 2023-24: 1,672, 2024-25: 1,60505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7232023-241,6722024-251,605
Somerset Hills School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,723, 2023-24: 1,672, 2024-25: 1,60505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7232023-241,6722024-251,605
Somerset Hills School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,723, 2023-24: 1,672, 2024-25: 1,60505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7232023-241,6722024-251,605
Somerset Hills School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,723, 2023-24: 1,672, 2024-25: 1,60505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7232023-241,6722024-251,605

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,723151.311.4
2023-241,672152.311.0
2024-251,605158.310.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$13,796,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,834 per student

Somerset Hills School District booked $13,796,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 151 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 $91,213 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$10,915,00079.1%
Special education$2,168,00015.7%
Other programs$713,0005.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,045 in 2018-19, $7,070 in 2019-20, $7,518 in 2020-21, $7,770 in 2021-22, $7,834 in 2022-23.

Somerset Hills School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,045, 2019-20: $7,070, 2020-21: $7,518, 2021-22: $7,770, 2022-23: $7,83402k4k6k8k2018-19$7,0452019-20$7,0702020-21$7,5182021-22$7,7702022-23$7,834
Somerset Hills School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,045, 2019-20: $7,070, 2020-21: $7,518, 2021-22: $7,770, 2022-23: $7,83402k4k6k8k2018-19$7,0452019-20$7,0702020-21$7,5182021-22$7,7702022-23$7,834
Somerset Hills School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,045, 2019-20: $7,070, 2020-21: $7,518, 2021-22: $7,770, 2022-23: $7,83402k4k6k8k2018-19$7,0452019-20$7,0702020-21$7,5182021-22$7,7702022-23$7,834
Somerset Hills School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,045, 2019-20: $7,070, 2020-21: $7,518, 2021-22: $7,770, 2022-23: $7,83402k4k6k8k2018-19$7,0452019-20$7,0702020-21$7,5182021-22$7,7702022-23$7,834

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 Somerset Hills School District scored proficient or above: 72% in reading and 54% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts72%48.6%
Math54%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

86% of the 206 students in Somerset Hills 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate86%90.5%
Students in the class206106,157

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.

1 elementary school, 435 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School4359.421.4%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, 419 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bernardsville Middle School4199.715.5%Eligible, no 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, 751 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bernards High School75110.915.6%Eligible, no 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 Somerset Hills School District

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 Somerset Hills School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentSomerset Hills School District ranks 68 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,534).#68 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseySomerset Hills School District is the number 224 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,761 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#224 of 672
  3. Pompton Lakes School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 1,766 students in fall 2022, $24,545 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,545
  4. Atlantic County Vocational School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,756 students in fall 2022, $21,957 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,957
  5. Compare Somerset Hills School District with Pompton Lakes School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bernards High School, its largest high school751 students in 2024-25, 10.9 per teacher.751
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseySomerset Hills School District spent $91,213 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$91,213
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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 Somerset Hills School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Somerset Hills School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,605 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Somerset Hills School District spend per student?
    $27,534 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 $29,474 per student, up 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Somerset Hills School District's money come from?
    $56,891,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.2% state, 75.8% local and 3.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Somerset Hills School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 88 of the 2,201 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.0%, 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.
  5. How much does Somerset Hills School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,796,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,834 per student. Divided by the 151 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $91,213 per teacher, more than 90 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).
  6. How do students in Somerset Hills School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Somerset Hills School District scored proficient or above: 72% in reading and 54% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Somerset Hills School District?
    86% of the 206 students in Somerset Hills 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.
  8. What is Somerset Hills School District's NCES district ID?
    3400009. 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

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