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Clifton Public School District
A public school district in Clifton, New Jersey, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,010
- Students enrolled
- 948.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,787.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,394
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,010 in 2024–25
- Ranks 800th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,394 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Clifton Public School District spent $25,478 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,757 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $25,478 | $280.5 million | 11,010 |
| FY2023 | $22,394 | $242.4 million | 10,826 |
| FY2022 | $22,669 | $237.8 million | 10,490 |
| FY2021 | $19,453 | $204.5 million | 10,514 |
| FY2020 | $17,588 | $188.9 million | 10,740 |
| FY2019 | $17,375 | $186.4 million | 10,726 |
| FY2018 | $16,015 | $172.9 million | 10,799 |
| FY2017 | $15,122 | $167.0 million | 11,046 |
| FY2016 | $14,768 | $162.8 million | 11,022 |
| FY2015 | $14,455 | $156.9 million | 10,851 |
| FY2014 | $14,006 | $152.0 million | 10,853 |
| FY2013 | $13,298 | $145.6 million | 10,949 |
| FY2012 | $12,997 | $142.9 million | 10,992 |
| FY2011 | $12,352 | $141.5 million | 11,452 |
| FY2010 | $13,651 | $148.1 million | 10,852 |
| FY2009 | $13,411 | $141.3 million | 10,539 |
| FY2008 | $14,076 | $148.1 million | 10,524 |
| FY2007 | $13,589 | $141.2 million | 10,388 |
| FY2006 | $12,286 | $128.1 million | 10,428 |
| FY2005 | $11,757 | $121.1 million | 10,298 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.0 million | 6.7% |
| State | $125.1 million | 42.2% |
| Local | $151.5 million | 51.1% |
| Total | $296.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
19 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Christopher Columbus Middle School | 1,092 |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood | 62 |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton | 327 |
| Clifton High School | 3,150 |
| School #1 | 255 |
| School #11 | 376 |
| School #12 | 560 |
| School #13 | 443 |
| School #14 | 355 |
| School #15 | 282 |
| School #16 | 201 |
| School #17 | 501 |
| School #2 | 401 |
| School #3 | 257 |
| School #4 | 130 |
| School #5 | 398 |
| School #8 | 165 |
| School #9 | 306 |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 1,255 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3403300
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Jersey — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Jersey — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Jersey on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved October 21, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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