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Demarest Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Demarest.

Demarest’s School Grade A better than 91% of New Jersey school districts

Students
801
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,957
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Demarest Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $6,679 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Demarest. Grade by grade →

PK–1County Road SchoolThis district
2–4Luther Lee Emerson SchoolThis district
5–8Demarest Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestNorthern Valley Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency75%
State average 35.5% · 475 students tested
Reading / language arts79%
State average 48.6% · 474 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Northern Valley 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
$26,957 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 21%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
691’20
705’21
763’22
767’23
801’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Asian 35%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.