C
Clifton City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Clifton.
Students
10,516
Schools
19
Spent per student
$25,478
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$161.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Clifton City School District
- School Grade C: better than 27% of New Jersey districts
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the NJ average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $161.1M, about $15,315 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Singac.
PK–2Little Falls Township Public School # 2Little Falls Township School District
3–4Little Falls Township Public School # 3Little Falls Township School District
5–8Little Falls Township Public School # 1Little Falls Township School District
9–12Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolPassaic Valley Regional School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency21%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,478 per student · 10% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 44%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,411’20
10,393’21
10,734’22
10,473’23
10,516’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 63%White 26%Asian 6%Black 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
19 public schools.
School #12
C−560 students10:1
School #17
C−501 students9:1
School #13
B−443 students12:1
School #2
B401 students12:1
School #5
B−398 students11:1
School #11
C376 students10:1
School #14
B−355 students9:1
School #9
B+306 students11:1
School #15
C+282 students12:1
School #3
C257 students14:1
School #1
B−255 students12:1
School #16
B201 students8:1
School #8
B−165 students10:1
School #4
D130 students9:1
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
B−1,255 students11:1
Christopher Columbus Middle School
C1,092 students9:1
Clifton High School
C+3,150 students14:1
Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton
327 students8:1
Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood
62 students
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.