Hackensack City School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Hackensack.

At a glance

5,376Students enrolled

6Schools

$29,264Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

66%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Hackensack

Grades PK–4

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5–8

Hackensack Middle School1,399 students · HackensackThis district

Grades 9–12

Hackensack High School1,813 students · HackensackThis 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 proficiency11%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts35%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 91.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$29,264

per student each year · 3% above the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration36%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State40%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,377’20

5,332’21

5,111’22

5,154’23

5,376’24

Students

Hispanic · 70%3,745

Black · 18%948

White · 7%369

Asian · 4%212

Two or more races · 1%80

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%10

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

Schools6 in district

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FairmountElementary · Grades PK–4 · 621 students · Hackensack

C-Public 📚

Nellie K. ParkerElementary · Grades PK–4 · 589 students · Hackensack

CPublic 📚

Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · Grades PK–4 · 516 students · Hackensack

C-Public 📚

Jackson AvenueElementary · Grades PK–4 · 438 students · Hackensack

C-Public 📚

Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,399 students · Hackensack

C-Public 🏫

Hackensack High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,813 students · Hackensack

C+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Bogota Borough School DistrictBogota · $23,682 per student

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Hasbrouck Heights Borough School DistrictHasbrouck Heights · $25,527 per student

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Lodi Borough School DistrictLodi · $20,382 per student

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Maywood Borough School DistrictMaywood · $21,512 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.