Total enrollment
822
+11 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in Little Ferry Public School District
New Jersey · 822 students · 1 city
Across the district, Little Ferry Public School District runs 2 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 822 New Jersey students (about 411 per school).
4-year change in Little Ferry Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Little Ferry Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #323 of 372 | #7,652 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 2 | #323 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #71 of 370 | #419 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.7% | #124 of 369 | #4,805 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Little Ferry Public School District
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 895 to 822 students (down 8%) and from 78 to 82 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School | Little Ferry | Elementary | PK-04 | 469 |
| Memorial Middle School | Little Ferry | Middle | 05-08 | 353 |
About Little Ferry Public School District
Across 2 schools, Little Ferry Public School District educates about 822 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, Little Ferry Public School District spans 1 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Little Ferry Public School District runs about 411 students per school, 24% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 811 students in SY 2020-21 versus 822 in SY 2024-25.
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