Demarest Borough School District

Public Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Demarest.

At a glance

801Students enrolled

3Schools

$26,957Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

1%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Demarest

Grades PK–1

County Road School221 students · DemarestThis district

Grades 2–4

Luther Lee Emerson School221 students · DemarestThis district

Grades 5–8

Demarest Middle School359 students · DemarestThis district

Grades 9–12

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest1,038 students · DemarestNorthern Valley Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency70%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts68%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate 98% at Northern Valley Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$26,957

per student each year · 5% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration38%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)78%

State21%

Federal1%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

691’20

705’21

763’22

767’23

801’24

Students

White · 56%451

Asian · 35%284

Hispanic · 4%33

Two or more races · 3%28

Black · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools3 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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County Road SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 221 students · Demarest

D-Public 📚

Luther Lee Emerson SchoolElementary · Grades 2–4 · 221 students · Demarest

A+Public 📚

Demarest Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 359 students · Demarest

A+Public

Where students go next · Northern Valley Regional School District

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Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,038 students · Demarest

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Alpine Borough School DistrictAlpine · $37,929 per student

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Closter Borough School DistrictCloster · $23,364 per student

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Cresskill Borough School DistrictCresskill · $24,586 per student

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Haworth Borough School DistrictHaworth · $28,352 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.