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North Bergen, NJ
Public School Ratings




North Bergen Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


North Bergen School District details

North Bergen School District
7317 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047

7,262 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

North Bergen School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.7% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
44%
39%
50%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Franklin Elementary School
5211 Columbia Avenue
N Bergen, NJ, 07047
01-08
Horace Mann Elementary School
1215 83 Rd Street
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
01-08
John F Kennedy Elementary School
1210 Eleventh St
N Bergen, NJ, 07047
01-08
Lincoln Elementary School
1206 63 Rd St
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
PK-08
Mckinley Elementary School
3110 Liberty Ave
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
KG-08
North Bergen High School
7417 Kennedy Blvd
N Bergen, NJ, 07047
09-12
Polk Street School
7111 Polk Street
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
KG-08
Robert Fulton Elementary School
7407 Hudson Ave
North Bergen, NJ, 07047
01-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.3% 40.1%
Black 0.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 89.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.8% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.7% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,695 $92,190,000 60.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,838 $13,349,000 8.7%
Staff $531 $3,854,000 2.5%
General Administration $280 $2,035,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,447 $10,511,000 6.9%
Operation $1,799 $13,067,000 8.5%
Transportation $257 $1,863,000 1.2%
Other $567 $4,117,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,719 $48,796,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,646 $11,951,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $21,060 $152,937,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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