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Harrison Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Harrison Township.

Harrison Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,346
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,330
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harrison Township School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $2,619 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% 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 Harrison Township. Grade by grade →

7–8Clearview Regional Middle SchoolClearview Regional School District
9–12Clearview Regional High SchoolClearview Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency54%
State average 35.5% · 740 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 48.6% · 742 students tested

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

Graduation rate 98% at Clearview 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
$19,330 per student · 32% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 41%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,306’20
1,294’21
1,338’22
1,366’23
1,346’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%

Schools in the district

2 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.