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Secaucus Town School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Secaucus.

Secaucus’ School Grade B better than 63% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,128
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,709
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$17.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Secaucus Town School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of New Jersey districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.1M, about $8,024 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BSecaucus 22,640

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Secaucus. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Secaucus Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Secaucus High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 35.5% · 1,099 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.6% · 1,074 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 157 in the class

100% 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
$24,709 per student · 13% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 23%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,213’20
2,165’21
2,209’22
2,182’23
2,128’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 38%Asian 32%White 24%Black 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Huber Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Secaucus
B
563 students13:1
Clarendon School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Secaucus
B−
475 students11:1
Secaucus Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Secaucus
B
478 students10:1
Secaucus High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Secaucus
B−
612 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Carlstadt-East Rutherford School DistrictCarlstadt, East Rutherford
$25,090per student
Carlstadt Borough School DistrictCarlstadt
$27,054per student
East Rutherford Borough School DistrictEast Rutherford
$30,839per student
Jersey City School DistrictJersey City
$29,234per 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.