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Palisades Park 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


Palisades Park School District details

Palisades Park School District
410 Second St
Palisades Park, NJ 07650

1,644 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

80 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Palisades Park School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.7% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
38%
47%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center School
270 First Street
Palisades Park, NJ, 07650
PK-KG
Lindbergh Elementary School
401 Glen Ave
Palisades Park, NJ, 07650
01-06
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School
Veterans Plaza
Palisades Park, NJ, 07650
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.8% 41.1%
Black 1.5% 15.3%
Hispanic 60.0% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 29.3% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.1% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 24.4% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,074 $20,243,272 64.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,402 $2,562,856 8.1%
Staff $155 $283,340 0.9%
General Administration $539 $985,292 3.1%
School Administration $1,067 $1,950,476 6.2%
Operation $1,191 $2,177,148 6.9%
Transportation $176 $321,728 1.0%
Other $322 $588,616 1.9%
Total Support $4,852 $8,869,456 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,361 $2,487,908 7.9%
Total Expenditures $17,287 $31,600,636 100.0%
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%

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