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Park Ridge 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


Park Ridge School District details

Park Ridge School District
85 Pascack Road
Park Ridge, NJ 07656

1,208 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

9 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Park Ridge School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.6% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.4% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
71%
44%
78%
50%
64%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East Brook Elementary School
167 Sibbald Dr
Park Ridge, NJ, 07656
KG-06
Park Ridge High School
2 Park Ave
Park Ridge, NJ, 07656
07-12
West Ridge Elementary School
18 South First Street
Park Ridge, NJ, 07656
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.3% 40.1%
Black 1.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 17.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.9% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 2.9% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,992 $19,318,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,488 $5,422,000 14.2%
Staff $1,885 $2,277,000 6.0%
General Administration $720 $870,000 2.3%
School Administration $1,377 $1,663,000 4.4%
Operation $2,341 $2,828,000 7.4%
Transportation $75 $90,000 0.2%
Other $772 $933,000 2.4%
Total Support $11,658 $14,083,000 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,979 $4,807,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $31,629 $38,208,000 100.0%
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%