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Bound Brook Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bound Brook.

Students
1,917
Schools
5
Spent per student
$23,894
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$19.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bound Brook Borough School District

  • School Grade D: better than 10% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the NJ average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.6M, about $10,245 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Devon.

K–45 elementary schoolsTredyffrin-Easttown School District
5–82 middle schoolsTredyffrin-Easttown School District
9–12Conestoga SHSTredyffrin-Easttown School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 91.1%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,894 per student · 16% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 66%Federal 5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,941’20
1,961’21
1,983’22
1,979’23
1,917’24

About steady.

Students
Hispanic 77%White 11%Black 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.

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