Dumont High School

Set in DUMONT, New Jersey, Dumont High School is a cozy senior high, one of the schools within Dumont Public School District. It hosts 704 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Dumont Public School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,467 students. Dumont High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Dumont High School shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dumont High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bergen County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Dumont High School is one.

Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dumont High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 799 students in 2018 compared to 704 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 57% to 40%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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