Montclair Public School District
A public school district in Montclair, New Jersey, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,278
- Students enrolled
- 567.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,051.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $26,536
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,278 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,493rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $26,536 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 89% 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
Montclair Public School District spent $26,536 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,076 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $26,536 | $164.9 million | 6,216 |
| FY2022 | $27,254 | $167.4 million | 6,143 |
| FY2021 | $22,721 | $146.3 million | 6,441 |
| FY2020 | $20,913 | $139.8 million | 6,686 |
| FY2019 | $20,238 | $136.9 million | 6,767 |
| FY2018 | $19,139 | $129.4 million | 6,760 |
| FY2017 | $19,385 | $130.7 million | 6,741 |
| FY2016 | $18,623 | $125.4 million | 6,735 |
| FY2015 | $18,276 | $122.2 million | 6,685 |
| FY2014 | $17,633 | $117.8 million | 6,678 |
| FY2013 | $16,780 | $112.0 million | 6,674 |
| FY2012 | $16,654 | $110.3 million | 6,625 |
| FY2011 | $16,419 | $109.5 million | 6,670 |
| FY2010 | $16,751 | $113.3 million | 6,766 |
| FY2009 | $16,435 | $109.1 million | 6,636 |
| FY2008 | $17,208 | $112.9 million | 6,562 |
| FY2007 | $17,012 | $112.6 million | 6,621 |
| FY2006 | $14,897 | $99.1 million | 6,650 |
| FY2005 | $14,076 | $92.6 million | 6,582 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.3 million | 2.8% |
| State | $48.3 million | 21.7% |
| Local | $168.2 million | 75.5% |
| Total | $222.8 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bradford Elementary School | 388 |
| Buzz Aldrin Middle School | 618 |
| Charles H. Bullock School | 438 |
| Edgemont Elementary School | 251 |
| Glenfield Middle School | 512 |
| Hillside Elementary School | 684 |
| Montclair High School | 1,925 |
| Nishuane Elementary School | 377 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 391 |
| Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building | 203 |
| Watchung Elementary School | 406 |
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
- 3410560
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 September 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved