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Dumont Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dumont Public School District details

Dumont Public School District
25 Depew Street
Dumont, NJ 07628

2,555 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dumont Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.1% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
59%
40%
67%
47%
51%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dumont High School
101 New Milford Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
09-12
Grant Elementary School
100 Grant Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-05
Honiss Elementary/middle School
31 Depew St
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-08
Lincoln Elementary School
80 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
KG-05
Selzer Elementary/middle School
435 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ, 07628
PK-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.0% 41.1%
Black 4.4% 15.3%
Hispanic 34.7% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 5.8% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 5.4% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,254 $30,892,334 56.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,670 $4,210,070 7.6%
Staff $382 $963,022 1.7%
General Administration $349 $879,829 1.6%
School Administration $1,555 $3,920,155 7.1%
Operation $1,996 $5,031,916 9.1%
Transportation $215 $542,015 1.0%
Other $477 $1,202,517 2.2%
Total Support $6,644 $16,749,524 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,997 $7,555,437 13.7%
Total Expenditures $21,895 $55,197,295 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%