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Mendham Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Mendham Township.

Mendham Township’s School Grade A better than 94% of New Jersey school districts

Students
808
Schools
2
Spent per student
$33,117
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Debt
$18.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mendham Township School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 48 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the NJ average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.9M, about $23,354 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% 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 Mendham Township. Grade by grade →

9–122 high schoolsWest Morris Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency83%
State average 35.5% · 476 students tested
Reading / language arts89%
State average 48.6% · 476 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at West Morris 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
$33,117 per student · 16% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 22%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
742’20
762’21
757’22
788’23
808’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Asian 7%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black 2%

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.