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Rumson Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Rumson.

Rumson’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of New Jersey school districts

Students
909
Schools
2
Spent per student
$29,587
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
9:1
Debt
$23M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rumson Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 49 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23M, about $25,308 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
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rumson. Grade by grade →

4–8Forrestdale SchoolThis district
9–12Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolRumson-Fair Haven Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency84%
State average 35.5% · 629 students tested
Reading / language arts89%
State average 48.6% · 629 students tested

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

Graduation rate 96% at Rumson-Fair Haven 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
$29,587 per student · 4% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
935’20
914’21
909’22
919’23
909’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.