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Harding Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Harding Township.

Harding Township’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of New Jersey school districts

Students
291
Schools
1
Spent per student
$40,921
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
The gist

What stands out about Harding Township School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the NJ average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
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 Harding Township. Grade by grade →

PK–8Harding Township SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency70–74%
State average 35.5% · 171 students tested
Reading / language arts80–84%
State average 48.6% · 171 students tested

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
$40,921 per student · 44% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 46%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 19%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
267’20
293’21
285’22
298’23
291’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

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.

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.