South Hackensack School District

Public school district · Bergen County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3415240

South Hackensack School District spent $29,927 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 222 students in 2024-25; 17.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,381 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to South Hackensack in enrollment (251 to 270 students) and South Hackensack itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to South Hackensack, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; White Township Consolidated $30,439; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Alloway Twp $26,205; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; Soaring Heights Charter School $17,248; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kWildwood Crest Board of Educat…$41,462White Township Consolidated$30,439South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Alloway Twp$26,205Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Sch…$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary Sc…$19,031Soaring Heights Charter School$17,248State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to South Hackensack, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; White Township Consolidated $30,439; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Alloway Twp $26,205; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; Soaring Heights Charter School $17,248; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462White Township Consolidated$30,439South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Alloway Twp$26,205Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031Soaring Heights Charter School$17,248State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to South Hackensack, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; White Township Consolidated $30,439; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Alloway Twp $26,205; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; Soaring Heights Charter School $17,248; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462White Township Consolidated$30,439South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Alloway Twp$26,205Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031Soaring Heights Charter School$17,248State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to South Hackensack, FY23Wildwood Crest Board of Education $41,462; White Township Consolidated $30,439; South Hackensack $29,927; Atlantic Highlands $28,941; Monmouth Beach $28,868; Alloway Twp $26,205; Unity Charter School $22,863; Barack Obama Green Charter Schools $21,712; Woodbury Heights Elementary School $19,031; Soaring Heights Charter School $17,248; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kWildwood Crest Board of Education$41,462White Township Consolidated$30,439South Hackensack$29,927Atlantic Highlands$28,941Monmouth Beach$28,868Alloway Twp$26,205Unity Charter School$22,863Barack Obama Green Charter Schools$21,712Woodbury Heights Elementary School$19,031Soaring Heights Charter School$17,248State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$12,086,000 in revenue: 17.8% state, 79.0% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $423,000 of capital outlay was $11,711,000, or $45,042 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

South Hackensack School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,146,000; Local $9,547,000; Federal $393,000; total $12,086,000.
  • State$2,146,000 18%
  • Local$9,547,000 79%
  • Federal$393,000 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 320 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

246 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 222 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

South Hackensack School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232462023-242492024-25222
South Hackensack School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232462023-242492024-25222
South Hackensack School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232462023-242492024-25222
South Hackensack School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232462023-242492024-25222

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324625.69.6
2023-2424924.510.2
2024-2522224.19.2

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

$2,200,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,462 per student

South Hackensack School District booked $2,200,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 26 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 $86,106 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 81 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$1,660,00075.5%
Special education$326,00014.8%
Other programs$214,0009.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,458 in 2018-19, $6,398 in 2019-20, $7,185 in 2020-21, $7,851 in 2021-22, $8,462 in 2022-23.

South Hackensack School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,458, 2019-20: $6,398, 2020-21: $7,185, 2021-22: $7,851, 2022-23: $8,46202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,4582019-20$6,3982020-21$7,1852021-22$7,8512022-23$8,462
South Hackensack School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,458, 2019-20: $6,398, 2020-21: $7,185, 2021-22: $7,851, 2022-23: $8,46202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,4582019-20$6,3982020-21$7,1852021-22$7,8512022-23$8,462
South Hackensack School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,458, 2019-20: $6,398, 2020-21: $7,185, 2021-22: $7,851, 2022-23: $8,46202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,4582019-20$6,3982020-21$7,1852021-22$7,8512022-23$8,462
South Hackensack School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,458, 2019-20: $6,398, 2020-21: $7,185, 2021-22: $7,851, 2022-23: $8,46202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,4582019-20$6,3982020-21$7,1852021-22$7,8512022-23$8,462

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 South Hackensack School District scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 35-39% 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 arts70-74%48.6%
Math35-39%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.

1 elementary school, 222 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Memorial School2229.249.1%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 South Hackensack 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 South Hackensack School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentSouth Hackensack School District ranks 77 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,927).#77 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseySouth Hackensack School District is the number 581 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 260 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#581 of 672
  3. Unity Charter SchoolThe next larger New Jersey district: 263 students in fall 2022, $22,863 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,863
  4. Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolsThe next smaller New Jersey district: 257 students in fall 2022, $21,712 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,712
  5. Compare South Hackensack School District with Unity Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New JerseySouth Hackensack School District spent $86,106 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$86,106
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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 South Hackensack School District

  1. How many schools and students are in South Hackensack School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 222 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does South Hackensack School District spend per student?
    $29,927 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $25,869 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,381 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does South Hackensack School District's money come from?
    $12,086,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 17.8% state, 79.0% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in South Hackensack School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 416 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.0%, 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 South Hackensack School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,200,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,462 per student. Divided by the 26 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,106 per teacher, more than 81 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 South Hackensack School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in South Hackensack School District scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 35-39% 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 South Hackensack School District's NCES district ID?
    3415240. 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 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