Ridgefield School District
A public school district in Ridgefield, New Jersey, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,395
- Students enrolled
- 160.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 383.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $34,020
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,395 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,989th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 278th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 66% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $34,020 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 96% 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
Ridgefield School District spent $34,020 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,221 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 | $34,020 | $48.6 million | 1,428 |
| FY2022 | $34,182 | $47.5 million | 1,391 |
| FY2021 | $30,706 | $44.2 million | 1,438 |
| FY2020 | $29,246 | $42.8 million | 1,462 |
| FY2019 | $29,392 | $43.5 million | 1,480 |
| FY2018 | $29,254 | $42.4 million | 1,449 |
| FY2017 | $28,535 | $41.5 million | 1,455 |
| FY2016 | $26,881 | $39.9 million | 1,486 |
| FY2015 | $21,837 | $37.8 million | 1,733 |
| FY2014 | $20,615 | $36.5 million | 1,769 |
| FY2013 | $19,646 | $34.6 million | 1,763 |
| FY2012 | $20,777 | $34.1 million | 1,639 |
| FY2011 | $23,106 | $33.9 million | 1,466 |
| FY2010 | $18,525 | $35.8 million | 1,934 |
| FY2009 | $17,542 | $34.5 million | 1,966 |
| FY2008 | $16,885 | $33.9 million | 2,005 |
| FY2007 | $16,336 | $33.4 million | 2,045 |
| FY2006 | $14,467 | $31.0 million | 2,146 |
| FY2005 | $14,221 | $29.8 million | 2,093 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.8 million | 5.2% |
| State | $13.6 million | 24.8% |
| Local | $38.2 million | 70.0% |
| Total | $54.6 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bergen Boulevard School | 187 |
| Ridgefield Memorial High School | 512 |
| Shaler Academy | 179 |
| Slocum Skewes School | 654 |
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
- 3413770
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