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 Merrick.
PK–63 schoolsMerrick Union Free School District
7–102 schoolsBellmore-Merrick Central High School District
11–123 high schoolsBellmore-Merrick Central High 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.