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 Upper Montclair.
K–56 elementary schoolsMontclair Town School District
6–83 middle schoolsMontclair Town School District
9–12Montclair High SchoolMontclair Town 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.