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Dumont, NJ
Public School Ratings




Dumont 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


Dumont Public School District details

Dumont Public School District
25 Depew Street
Dumont, NJ 07628

2,622 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dumont Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.7% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
60%
44%
68%
50%
51%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dumont High School
101 New Milford Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
09-12
Grant Elementary School
100 Grant Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-05
Honiss Elementary\middle School
31 Depew St
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-08
Lincoln Elementary School
80 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-05
Selzer Elementary\middle School
435 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
PK-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.8% 40.1%
Black 4.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 36.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 8.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 7.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,841 $31,047,000 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $4,275,000 7.7%
Staff $389 $1,019,000 1.8%
General Administration $346 $907,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,508 $3,953,000 7.1%
Operation $1,957 $5,130,000 9.3%
Transportation $175 $459,000 0.8%
Other $499 $1,309,000 2.4%
Total Support $6,503 $17,052,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,807 $7,360,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $21,151 $55,459,000 100.0%
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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