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Summit City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Summit.

Summit’s School Grade A better than 90% of New Jersey school districts

Students
3,987
Schools
9
Spent per student
$24,661
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$34.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Summit City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $34.4M, about $8,628 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Summit. Grade by grade →

PK–K2 elementary schoolsThis district
1–55 elementary schoolsThis district
9–12Summit High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 35.5% · 2,089 students tested
Reading / language arts81%
State average 48.6% · 2,106 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.5% · 276 in the class

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
$24,661 per student · 13% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 23%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,892’20
3,879’21
3,932’22
3,982’23
3,987’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 19%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 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.