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C−

Bound Brook Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bound Brook.

Bound Brook’s School Grade C− better than 18% of New Jersey school districts

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

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 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
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bound Brook. Grade by grade →

2–3Lafayette Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Community Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bound Brook High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 35.5% · 1,064 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 48.6% · 1,010 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 90.5% · 190 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 since 2020–21.

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. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.