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Clark Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clark Township.

Clark Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,268
Schools
5
Spent per student
$21,611
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clark Township School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the NJ average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $1,528 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Clark Township 16,418

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clark Township. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Carl H. Kumpf SchoolThis district
9–12Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.5% · 1,258 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 48.6% · 1,256 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 184 in the class

100% 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
$21,611 per student · 24% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 23%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,260’20
2,231’21
2,239’22
2,273’23
2,268’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 19%Asian 5%Black 2%Two or more races 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.

Clark Preschool Annex
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Clark
22 students
Frank K. Hehnly
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clark
A−
543 students15:1
Valley Road School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clark
A−
390 students11:1
Carl H. Kumpf School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clark
A−
528 students11:1
Arthur L. Johnson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clark
B
785 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cranford Township School DistrictCranford Township
$23,636per student
Linden City School DistrictLinden
$27,303per student
Rahway City School DistrictRahway
$22,758per student
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains Township
$22,005per 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.