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Califon Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Califon.

Califon’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of New Jersey school districts

Students
94
Schools
1
Spent per student
$39,294
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
6:1
The gist

What stands out about Califon Borough School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Spends 38% more per student than the NJ average
  • 6 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Califon 1,034

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Califon. Grade by grade →

PK–8Califon Public SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 35.5% · 48 students tested
Reading / language arts80–89%
State average 48.6% · 48 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$39,294 per student · 38% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 41%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 21%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
90’20
84’21
86’22
84’23
94’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

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

Califon Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Califon
A
94 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School DistrictLebanon Township, Tewksbury Township
$30,628per student
Lebanon Township School DistrictLebanon Township
$30,013per student
Tewksbury Township School DistrictTewksbury Township
$35,021per student

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.