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Mountainside Borough School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Mountainside.
Students
748
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,703
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$12.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mountainside Borough School District
- School Grade A: better than 91% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the NJ average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.7M, about $16,985 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 proficiency49%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate 95% at Passaic Valley Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,703 per student · 17% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 20%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
717’20
729’21
736’22
748’23
748’24
Up 4.3% since 2020.
Students
White 69%Hispanic 13%Asian 9%Two or more races 8%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
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.