C+
Teaneck Township School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Teaneck Township.
Students
3,630
Schools
8
Spent per student
$30,463
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$12.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Teaneck Township School District
- School Grade C+: better than 41% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
- Spends 7% more per student than the NJ average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.6M, about $3,458 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Commack.
K–24 elementary schoolsCommack Union Free School District
3–52 elementary schoolsCommack Union Free School District
6–8Commack Middle SchoolCommack Union Free School District
9–12Commack High SchoolCommack Union Free School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency19%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$30,463 per student · 7% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 25%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,608’20
3,536’21
3,633’22
3,672’23
3,630’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 45%Black 30%White 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
C361 students12:1
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
C+334 students11:1
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
C+320 students14:1
William Cullen Bryant School
283 students11:1
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School
115 students7:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
B−510 students11:1
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
C+463 students9:1
Teaneck High School
B−1,244 students12:1
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.