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Rutherford, NJ
Public School Ratings




Rutherford 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Rutherford School District details

Rutherford School District
176 Park Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070

2,544 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Rutherford School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
71%
44%
75%
50%
66%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Lincoln School
414 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ, 07070
PK-03
Pierrepont School
70 E Pierrepont Ave
Rutherford, NJ, 07070
04-06
Rutherford High School
56 Elliott Pl
Rutherford, NJ, 07070
09-12
Union School
359 Union Ave
Rutherford, NJ, 07070
07-08
Washington School
89 Wood St
Rutherford, NJ, 07070
01-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.1% 40.1%
Black 2.5% 15.1%
Hispanic 26.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 3.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,897 $27,721,000 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,992 $5,067,000 7.3%
Staff $429 $1,092,000 1.6%
General Administration $314 $799,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,574 $4,005,000 5.8%
Operation $1,818 $4,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $688 $1,750,000 2.5%
Other $630 $1,602,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,445 $18,940,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,860 $22,540,000 32.6%
Total Expenditures $27,202 $69,201,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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