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Bergen County Vocational Technical School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Hackensack, Paramus, Demarest and Teterboro.

Hackensack’s School Grade C− better than 22% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,735
Schools
6
Spent per student
$41,114
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bergen County Vocational Technical School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 54 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 45% more per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $914 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Hackensack 46,057B+Paramus 26,568ADemarest 4,911Teterboro 136

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hackensack. Grade by grade →

PK–44 elementary schoolsHackensack City School District
5–8Hackensack Middle SchoolHackensack City School District
9–12Hackensack High SchoolHackensack City School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency89%
State average 35.5% · 567 students tested
Reading / language arts96%
State average 48.6% · 565 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 90.5% · 503 in the class

98% 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
$41,114 per student · 45% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 18%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,331’20
2,368’21
2,565’22
2,653’23
2,735’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 39%White 35%Hispanic 19%Black 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bergen County Academies
High · Grades 9–12 · Hackensack
A+
1,130 students12:1
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
High · Grades 9–12 · Teterboro
A+
665 students10:1
Applied Technology High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paramus
A+
348 students17:1
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Demarest
290 students
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus
High · Grades 9–12 · Paramus
D
288 students6:1
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus
High · Grades 9–12 · Paramus
14 students1:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

River Dell Regional School DistrictOradell, River Edge
$27,818per student
Hasbrouck Heights Borough School DistrictHasbrouck Heights
$25,527per student
Maywood Borough School DistrictMaywood
$21,512per student
Northern Valley Regional School DistrictCloster, Haworth
$44,187per 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.