Bergen County

New Jersey · Public K-12

Inside Bergen County, New Jersey, public K-12 schools number 291 and serve about 133,883 students out of a population of 962,316. The level mix is 175 elementary, 53 middle, and 53 high schools.

7-year change in Bergen County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

133,883

-1,784 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

288

+4 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

42%

was 50%

% Hispanic

32%

was 25%

% Black

was 6%

% Asian

17%

was 16%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages

Residents

962,316

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Schools

291

81 districts

Enrollment

133,883

students · NCES CCD

Median income

$124,884

Above New Jersey avg

Free/reduced lunch

27.9%

Below New Jersey avg

Elementary

175

59,485 students

Middle

29,168 students

High

43,103 students

Combined / other

2,127 students

LARGEST DISTRICT

Fair Lawn Public School District

5,472 students · 81 districts in Bergen County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Bergen County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

55%

Hispanic

23%

Black

Asian

17%

Two or more

14%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

42%

Hispanic

32%

Black

Asian

16%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

53.1%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

5.2%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

5.8%

civilian labor

Median age

20.9% under 18

Test scores in Bergen County

Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 252 schools ranked. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.

Top 5 schools (ELA)

Bergen County Academies· 99.3%
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro· 96.5%
Applied Technology High School· 93.3%
Meadowbrook· 93.2%
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology· 93.1%

Lowest 5 schools (ELA)

Number Three School· 17.0%
Lincoln School· 23.8%
Garfield High School· 29.1%
Lindbergh Elementary School· 30.9%
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School· 33.8%

See all 252 schools in Bergen County ranked by score →

All schools (291)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Hackensack High School	Hackensack	High	09-12	1,813	·
Ridgewood High School	Ridgewood	High	09-12	1,740	·
Fair Lawn High School	Fair Lawn	High	09-12	1,687	·
Hackensack Middle School	Hackensack	Middle	05-08	1,399	·
Cliffside Park High School	Cliffside Park	High	09-12	1,314	·
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Garfield	Combined	KG-12	1,276	·
Garfield High School	Garfield	High	09-12	1,258	·
Northern Highlands Regional High School	Allendale	High	09-12	1,257	·
Teaneck High School	Teaneck	High	09-12	1,244	·
Bergenfield High School	Bergenfield	High	09-12	1,239	·
Lewis F. Cole Middle School	Fort Lee	Middle	05-08	1,227	·
Fort Lee High School	Fort Lee	High	09-12	1,170	·
Ramapo High School	Franklin Lakes	High	09-12	1,166	·
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School	Ridgefield Park	High	07-12	1,159	·
Paramus High School	Paramus	High	09-12	1,153	·
Tenafly High School	Tenafly	High	09-12	1,141	·
Bergen County Academies	Hackensack	High	09-12	1,130	·
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Fair Lawn	Middle	05-08	1,100	·
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Old Tappan	High	09-12	1,086	·
Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Englewood	High	09-12	1,083	·
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest	High	09-12	1,038	·
River Dell Regional High School	Oradell	High	09-12	1,025	·
Garfield Middle School	Garfield	Middle	06-08	971	·
Pascack Valley High School	Hillsdale	High	09-12	928	·
Tenafly Middle School	Tenafly	Middle	06-08	916	·
Lodi High School	Lodi	High	09-12	906	·
Henry P. Becton Regional High School	East Rutherford	High	09-12	853	·
Lyndhurst High School	Lyndhurst	High	09-12	841	·
Westwood Regional High School	Township Of Washington	High	09-12	830	·
Mahwah High School	Mahwah	High	09-12	829	·
Memorial Senior High School	Elmwood Park	High	09-12	823	·
Oradell Public School	Oradell	Elementary	PK-06	809	·
Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Saddle Brook	High	07-12	806	·
Leonia High School	Leonia	High	09-12	802	·
Pascack Hills High School	Montvale	High	09-12	768	·
Lindbergh Elementary School	Palisades Park	Elementary	01-06	762	·
Roy W. Brown Middle School	Bergenfield	Middle	06-08	761	·
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School	Palisades Park	High	07-12	747	·
Ramsey High School	Ramsey	High	09-12	739	·
Rutherford High School	Rutherford	High	09-12	727	·
Glen Rock High School	Glen Rock	High	09-12	722	·
Dumont High School	Dumont	High	09-12	704	·
Cherry Hill School	River Edge	Elementary	PK-06	697	·
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Lodi	Middle	06-08	686	·
School #6/Middle School	Cliffside Park	Middle	05-08	679	·
Indian Hills High School	Oakland	High	09-12	668	·
Number Three School	Fairview	Elementary	PK-04	668	·
Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro	High	09-12	665	·
Leonia Middle School	Leonia	Middle	05-08	661	·
Westwood Regional Middle School	Westwood	Middle	06-08	656	·
Memorial Middle School	Fair Lawn	Middle	05-08	655	·
Slocum Skewes School	Ridgefield	Middle	03-08	654	·
George Washington Middle School	Ridgewood	Middle	06-08	644	·
Glen Rock Middle School	Glen Rock	Middle	06-08	642	·
Ramapo Ridge	Mahwah	Middle	06-08	642	·
Lincoln School	Fairview	Middle	03-08	635	·
North Arlington High School	North Arlington	High	09-12	634	·
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Ridgewood	Middle	06-08	627	·
Harrington Park School	Harrington Park	Elementary	PK-08	627	·
Honiss Elementary\Middle School	Dumont	Elementary	KG-08	624	·
Fairmount	Hackensack	Elementary	PK-04	621	·
Eric S. Smith Middle School	Ramsey	Middle	06-08	613	·
Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst	Middle	06-08	610	·
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Wyckoff	Middle	06-08	607	·
Hillside Elementary School	Closter	Elementary	PK-04	599	·
Tenakill Middle School	Closter	Middle	05-08	593	·
Nellie K. Parker	Hackensack	Elementary	PK-04	589	·
New Milford High School	New Milford	High	09-12	584	·
Norwood Public School	Norwood	Elementary	PK-08	583	·
Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Ho Ho Kus	Elementary	PK-08	573	·
River Dell Middle School	River Edge	Middle	07-08	573	·
Memorial Middle School	Elmwood Park	Middle	06-08	569	·
Pierrepont School	Rutherford	Middle	04-06	569	·
Maywood Avenue School	Maywood	Middle	04-08	561	·
East Brook Middle School	Paramus	Middle	05-08	555	·
Edward H. Bryan	Cresskill	Elementary	PK-05	555	·
Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School	Wood Ridge	High	07-12	554	·
Wallington Junior Senior High School	Wallington	High	07-12	545	·
Northvale Public School	Northvale	Elementary	PK-08	540	·
School No. 1	Fort Lee	Elementary	KG-04	540	·
Selzer Elementary\Middle School	Dumont	Elementary	PK-08	535	·
Memorial Elementary School	Montvale	Elementary	PK-04	532	·
David E. Owens Middle School	New Milford	Middle	06-08	523	·
Anna C. Scott Elementary School	Leonia	Elementary	PK-04	517	·
Fanny Meyer Hillers	Hackensack	Elementary	PK-04	516	·
Ridgefield Memorial High School	Ridgefield	High	09-12	512	·
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Teaneck	Middle	05-08	510	·
Brookside School	Allendale	Middle	04-08	502	·
Lincoln School	Rutherford	Elementary	PK-03	500	·
West Brook Middle School	Paramus	Middle	05-08	500	·
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Englewood	Elementary	01-03	499	·
Hasbrouck Heights High School	Hasbrouck Heights	High	09-12	499	·
Haworth Public School	Haworth	Elementary	PK-08	498	·
Dorchester Elementary School	Woodcliff Lake	Elementary	PK-05	494	·
Park Ridge High School	Park Ridge	High	07-12	491	·
George G White	Hillsdale	Middle	05-08	490	·
Cresskill High School	Cresskill	High	09-12	489	·
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Englewood	Middle	04-06	489	·
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School	Wood Ridge	Elementary	PK-03	479	·
Carlstadt Public School	Carlstadt	Elementary	PK-08	478	·

Cities in Bergen County

Garfield11 schools Paramus11 schools Ridgewood10 schools Fair Lawn9 schools Teaneck9 schools Lodi8 schools Paramus8 schools Bergenfield7 schools Fort Lee6 schools Glen Rock6 schools Lyndhurst6 schools Mahwah6 schools North Arlington6 schools Tenafly6 schools Cliffside Park5 schools Dumont5 schools Elmwood Park5 schools Englewood5 schools Hackensack5 schools Oakland5 schools Ramsey5 schools Rutherford5 schools Wyckoff5 schools Franklin Lakes4 schools Hasbrouck Heights4 schools New Milford4 schools Ridgefield4 schools Ridgefield Park4 schools Saddle Brook4 schools Waldwick4 schools Bogota3 schools Demarest3 schools Emerson3 schools Fairview3 schools Hillsdale3 schools Leonia3 schools Lyndhurst3 schools Maywood3 schools Montvale3 schools Palisades Park3 schools Park Ridge3 schools River Vale3 schools Township Of Washington3 schools Upper Saddle River3 schools Wallington3 schools Westwood3 schools Allendale2 schools Closter2 schools Cresskill2 schools Cresskill2 schools Demarest2 schools East Rutherford2 schools East Rutherford2 schools Englewood Cliffs2 schools Garfield2 schools Hackensack2 schools Little Ferry2 schools Midland Park2 schools Old Tappan2 schools Oradell2 schools River Edge2 schools Wood Ridge2 schools Woodcliff Lake2 schools Allendale1 school Alpine1 school Bogota1 school Carlstadt1 school Edgewater1 school Edgewater1 school Englewood1 school Franklin Lakes1 school Harrington Park1 school Haworth1 school Hillsdale1 school Ho Ho Kus1 school Midland Park1 school Moonachie1 school Moonachie1 school Northvale1 school Norwood1 school Norwood1 school Oakland1 school Old Tappan1 school River Edge1 school Rochelle Park1 school Saddle Brook1 school Saddle River1 school South Hackensack1 school Teterboro1 school Wood-Ridge1 school

About Bergen County

Bergen County is a high-population county of about 962,316 residents in New Jersey. Its public-school system instructs approximately 133,883 students across 291 schools.

In context, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate is around 5%. That income level is 21% meaningfully above the New Jersey median.

For a sense of the school types, Bergen County is made up of 175 elementary schools (59,485 students), 53 middle schools (29,168), 53 high schools (43,103), and 10 combined or other schools.

Fair Lawn Public School District is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 5,472 students across Bergen County.

Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 135,667 students in SY 2017-18 versus 133,883 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Bergen County gained 4 schools, going from 284 to 288. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% over the same window.

On allk12, the community for Bergen County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.

Frequently asked questions

How many public schools are in Bergen County?

Bergen County, New Jersey has 291 public K-12 schools serving approximately 133,883 students.

How many high schools are in Bergen County?

Bergen County, New Jersey has 53 public high schools, serving approximately 43,103 students.

How many middle schools are in Bergen County?

Bergen County, New Jersey has 53 public middle schools, serving approximately 29,168 students.

How many elementary schools are in Bergen County?

Bergen County, New Jersey has 175 public elementary schools, serving approximately 59,485 students.

What is the largest school district in Bergen County?

Fair Lawn Public School District is the largest school district in Bergen County, serving approximately 5,472 students. The county contains 81 school districts overall.

How many people live in Bergen County?

Bergen County has roughly 962,316 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What is the median household income in Bergen County?

Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, above the New Jersey average of $103,339. About 5.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Bergen County?

Approximately 53.1% of adults 25 and older in Bergen County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Bergen County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 27.9% of students in Bergen County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the New Jersey county average of 41.8%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Bergen County schools?

Across Bergen County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 11.7 to 1.

Bergen County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data