Rutherford School District
A public school district in Rutherford, New Jersey, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,601
- Students enrolled
- 221.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 434.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,722
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,601 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,707th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 157th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,722 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
Rutherford School District spent $24,993 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $12,746 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
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $24,993 | $63.6 million | 2,544 |
| FY2023 | $22,722 | $58.4 million | 2,568 |
| FY2022 | $18,539 | $47.1 million | 2,540 |
| FY2021 | $20,032 | $51.6 million | 2,574 |
| FY2020 | $18,246 | $48.4 million | 2,652 |
| FY2019 | $17,895 | $47.5 million | 2,652 |
| FY2018 | $17,176 | $45.4 million | 2,646 |
| FY2017 | $16,317 | $42.8 million | 2,623 |
| FY2016 | $16,205 | $41.2 million | 2,543 |
| FY2015 | $16,024 | $40.1 million | 2,502 |
| FY2014 | $15,372 | $38.2 million | 2,488 |
| FY2013 | $15,034 | $37.5 million | 2,493 |
| FY2012 | $14,698 | $36.5 million | 2,480 |
| FY2011 | $14,072 | $35.5 million | 2,522 |
| FY2010 | $15,246 | $37.3 million | 2,448 |
| FY2009 | $14,320 | $35.4 million | 2,470 |
| FY2008 | $15,465 | $37.5 million | 2,426 |
| FY2007 | $14,443 | $35.5 million | 2,456 |
| FY2006 | $13,688 | $33.0 million | 2,410 |
| FY2005 | $12,746 | $30.9 million | 2,426 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.9 million | 2.7% |
| State | $16.0 million | 23.5% |
| Local | $50.2 million | 73.8% |
| Total | $68.0 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lincoln School | 500 |
| Pierrepont School | 569 |
| Rutherford High School | 727 |
| Union School | 399 |
| Washington School | 349 |
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
- 3414460
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 30, 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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