High school (grades 9-12) · Montvale, NJ

Pascack Hills High School

Federal NCES profile for Pascack Hills High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341251000718
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
86
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pascack Hills High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

#1 of 3
public schools in Montvale · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
students per teacher
0.8%
free-lunch eligible

Pascack Hills High School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pascack Hills High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Montvale, NJ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-21 students YoY

Pascack Hills High School held near 767 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 74.5 → 77.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-21 students YoY 341251000718 · Montvale, NJ High · MID · TRAD

768 enr · 10.4:1 · 0.8% lunch · RII 62

Nearest enrollment peer: Pascack Valley High School (928 students)

Pascack Hills High School held near 767 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount). Teacher FTE added 74.5 → 77.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Pascack Hills High School compares

Pascack Hills High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 0.8% ▼ 97% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 768 top 17% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
768
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
0.8%
free-lunch eligible - 97% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 34% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$37,498
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 128 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.7%
Asian 13.5%
Hispanic or Latino 13.3%
Two or More 4.0%
African American 2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 66.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.7, Pascack Hills High School is about as mixed as the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 25

District finance for Pascack Valley Regional High School District reports $37,498 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pascack Hills High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pascack Valley High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pascack Hills High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pascack Valley Regional High School District · 1 sibling school

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pascack Hills High School

How many students attend Pascack Hills High School?

Pascack Hills High School has 768 students enrolled. It is a high school in Montvale, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 788 (2022-23) → 767 (2023-24), nearly flat (-21).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pascack Hills High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pascack Hills High School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pascack Hills High School?

0.8% of students at Pascack Hills High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pascack Hills High School?

The largest demographic group at Pascack Hills High School is White at 66.7% of enrollment, in Montvale, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pascack Hills High School?

Pascack Hills High School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pascack Hills High School rank among public schools in Montvale?

By Resource Investment Index, Pascack Hills High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Montvale, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Pascack Valley Regional High School District?

Besides Pascack Hills High School, Pascack Valley Regional High School District also operates Pascack Valley High School (928 students). See the Pascack Valley Regional High School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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