Total enrollment
133,883
-1,784 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
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 2024-25School count
288
+4 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
42%
was 50%
% Hispanic
32%
was 25%
% Black
5%
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
53
29,168 students
High
53
43,103 students
Combined / other
10
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
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
53.1%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.8%
civilian labor
Median age
42
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)
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%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School #4 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 478 | · |
| Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School | New Milford | Elementary | PK-05 | 476 | · |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School | Bogota | High | 08-12 | 475 | · |
| Roosevelt School | River Edge | Elementary | KG-06 | 474 | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Little Ferry | Elementary | PK-04 | 469 | · |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Teaneck | Middle | 05-08 | 463 | · |
| Midland School #1 | Rochelle Park | Elementary | PK-08 | 458 | · |
| Gilbert Avenue School | Elmwood Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 456 | · |
| Ridge Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 448 | · |
| Valley Middle School | Oakland | Middle | 06-08 | 446 | · |
| Radburn Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | KG-04 | 445 | · |
| Fieldstone Middle School | Montvale | Middle | 05-08 | 443 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 443 | · |
| Washington Irving School #4 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 | · |
| Emerson Jr Sr High | Emerson | High | 07-12 | 440 | · |
| Willard Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 440 | · |
| Jackson Avenue | Hackensack | Elementary | PK-04 | 438 | · |
| Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center | Englewood | Elementary | PK-KG | 434 | · |
| Waldwick High School | Waldwick | High | 09-12 | 434 | · |
| Grant Elementary School | Dumont | Elementary | KG-05 | 432 | · |
| Veterans Middle School | North Arlington | Middle | 06-08 | 426 | · |
| Cresskill Middle School | Cresskill | Middle | 06-08 | 421 | · |
| Lenape Meadows | Mahwah | Elementary | PK-03 | 418 | · |
| Hasbrouck Heights Middle School | Hasbrouck Heights | Middle | 06-08 | 417 | · |
| Berkley Street School | New Milford | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 | · |
| Memorial School | Maywood | Elementary | PK-03 | 415 | · |
| Julia A Traphagen School | Waldwick | Elementary | PK-05 | 414 | · |
| Sixteenth Avenue School | Elmwood Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 | · |
| Waldwick Middle School | Waldwick | Middle | 06-08 | 401 | · |
| Union School | Rutherford | Middle | 07-08 | 399 | · |
| Joyce Kilmer School | Mahwah | Elementary | 04-05 | 394 | · |
| Somerville Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 394 | · |
| Henry B. Milnes Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | KG-04 | 392 | · |
| Warren Point Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | KG-04 | 391 | · |
| Brookside Elementary School | Westwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 390 | · |
| Emil A. Cavallini Middle School | Upper Saddle River | Middle | 06-08 | 389 | · |
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 | · |
| Eleanor Van Gelder | Edgewater | Elementary | 03-06 | 384 | · |
| Wilson School | Lodi | Elementary | PK-05 | 382 | · |
| George Washington Elementary School | Wyckoff | Elementary | KG-05 | 378 | · |
| School No. 4 | Fort Lee | Elementary | KG-04 | 377 | · |
| Teaneck Community Charter school | Teaneck | Elementary | KG-08 | 377 | · |
| Memorial School | Emerson | Elementary | PK-03 | 374 | · |
| T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School | Old Tappan | Elementary | PK-04 | 374 | · |
| Charles DeWolf Middle School | Old Tappan | Middle | 05-08 | 370 | · |
| Franklin Avenue Middle School | Franklin Lakes | Middle | 06-08 | 369 | · |
| McKenzie School | East Rutherford | Elementary | PK-03 | 369 | · |
| Sicomac Elementary School | Wyckoff | Elementary | PK-05 | 369 | · |
| Edith A. Bogert Elementary School | Upper Saddle River | Elementary | 03-05 | 368 | · |
| Thomas Jefferson School #9 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 368 | · |
| Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School | Midland Park | High | 07-12 | 367 | · |
| Christopher Columbus School #8 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 366 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Hasbrouck Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 364 | · |
| Euclid Elementary School | Hasbrouck Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 362 | · |
| School No. 2 | Fort Lee | Elementary | PK-04 | 362 | · |
| Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School | Wallington | Elementary | 03-06 | 361 | · |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School | Teaneck | Elementary | KG-04 | 361 | · |
| Demarest Middle School | Demarest | Middle | 05-08 | 359 | · |
| School #3 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | KG-04 | 359 | · |
| Westmoreland Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | PK-04 | 359 | · |
| Ralph S Maugham School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 358 | · |
| Washington School | Lodi | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 | · |
| Hawes Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 357 | · |
| Robert L. Craig School | Moonachie | Elementary | PK-08 | 356 | · |
| Robert D Reynolds Primary School | Upper Saddle River | Elementary | PK-02 | 355 | · |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | Wyckoff | Elementary | KG-05 | 354 | · |
| Memorial Middle School | Little Ferry | Middle | 05-08 | 353 | · |
| Franklin Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 352 | · |
| Malcolm S Mackay School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 349 | · |
| Washington School | Rutherford | Elementary | 01-03 | 349 | · |
| Applied Technology High School | Paramus | High | 09-12 | 348 | · |
| Hillside Elementary School | Allendale | Elementary | PK-03 | 348 | · |
| Orchard Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 | · |
| Holdrum Middle School | River Vale | Middle | 06-08 | 347 | · |
| Lillian M. Steen | Bogota | Elementary | PK-05 | 347 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Ridgefield Park | Elementary | PK-06 | 346 | · |
| Heights Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | PK-05 | 343 | · |
| West Ridge Elementary School | Park Ridge | Elementary | PK-06 | 343 | · |
| Janis E. Dismus Middle School | Englewood | Middle | 07-08 | 342 | · |
| Helen I. Smith School | Saddle Brook | Elementary | KG-06 | 340 | · |
| Gantner Avenue School | Elmwood Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 339 | · |
| Ridge Ranch Elementary School | Paramus | Elementary | KG-04 | 338 | · |
| Roberge Elementary School | River Vale | Elementary | PK-05 | 338 | · |
| Hilltop School | Lodi | Elementary | PK-05 | 337 | · |
| George Washington Elementary School | North Arlington | Elementary | PK-05 | 335 | · |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School | Teaneck | Elementary | KG-04 | 334 | · |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Ridgefield Park | Elementary | PK-06 | 334 | · |
| George Washington School | Edgewater | Elementary | PK-02 | 333 | · |
| Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | PK-03 | 331 | · |
| School No. 3 | Fort Lee | Elementary | PK-04 | 330 | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Township Of Washington | Elementary | KG-05 | 329 | · |
| Franklin School | Saddle Brook | Elementary | KG-06 | 328 | · |
| J Spencer Smith School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 326 | · |
| Woodside Elementary School | River Vale | Elementary | KG-05 | 326 | · |
| John Y Dater Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | 04-05 | 325 | · |
| Clara E Coleman School | Glen Rock | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 | · |
| James Russell Lowell Elementary School | Teaneck | Elementary | KG-04 | 320 | · |
| Meadowbrook | Hillsdale | Elementary | PK-04 | 318 | · |
| Calvin Coolidge Elementary School | Wyckoff | Elementary | KG-05 | 316 | · |
| Ann Blanche Smith | Hillsdale | Elementary | KG-04 | 315 | · |
Cities in Bergen County
Garfield11 schoolsParamus11 schoolsRidgewood10 schoolsFair Lawn9 schoolsTeaneck9 schoolsLodi8 schoolsParamus8 schoolsBergenfield7 schoolsFort Lee6 schoolsGlen Rock6 schoolsLyndhurst6 schoolsMahwah6 schoolsNorth Arlington6 schoolsTenafly6 schoolsCliffside Park5 schoolsDumont5 schoolsElmwood Park5 schoolsEnglewood5 schoolsHackensack5 schoolsOakland5 schoolsRamsey5 schoolsRutherford5 schoolsWyckoff5 schoolsFranklin Lakes4 schoolsHasbrouck Heights4 schoolsNew Milford4 schoolsRidgefield4 schoolsRidgefield Park4 schoolsSaddle Brook4 schoolsWaldwick4 schoolsBogota3 schoolsDemarest3 schoolsEmerson3 schoolsFairview3 schoolsHillsdale3 schoolsLeonia3 schoolsLyndhurst3 schoolsMaywood3 schoolsMontvale3 schoolsPalisades Park3 schoolsPark Ridge3 schoolsRiver Vale3 schoolsTownship Of Washington3 schoolsUpper Saddle River3 schoolsWallington3 schoolsWestwood3 schoolsAllendale2 schoolsCloster2 schoolsCresskill2 schoolsCresskill2 schoolsDemarest2 schoolsEast Rutherford2 schoolsEast Rutherford2 schoolsEnglewood Cliffs2 schoolsGarfield2 schoolsHackensack2 schoolsLittle Ferry2 schoolsMidland Park2 schoolsOld Tappan2 schoolsOradell2 schoolsRiver Edge2 schoolsWood Ridge2 schoolsWoodcliff Lake2 schoolsAllendale1 schoolAlpine1 schoolBogota1 schoolCarlstadt1 schoolEdgewater1 schoolEdgewater1 schoolEnglewood1 schoolFranklin Lakes1 schoolHarrington Park1 schoolHaworth1 schoolHillsdale1 schoolHo Ho Kus1 schoolMidland Park1 schoolMoonachie1 schoolMoonachie1 schoolNorthvale1 schoolNorwood1 schoolNorwood1 schoolOakland1 schoolOld Tappan1 schoolRiver Edge1 schoolRochelle Park1 schoolSaddle Brook1 schoolSaddle River1 schoolSouth Hackensack1 schoolTeterboro1 schoolWood-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.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data