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Garfield Public School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Garfield Public School District runs 11 public schools with 4,840 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.9 students per teacher is about the same as the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
4,840
Teachers (FTE)
406
Students per teacher
11.9
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
34 Outwater Lane, Garfield, NJ 07026
County
Bergen County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3405760
State district ID
NJ-031700
Total staff (FTE)
847
School counselors (FTE)
11.0About 440 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
18.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.9
New Jersey11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,713), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$132.7 million
Federal revenue
$10.6 million
State revenue
$89.6 million
Local revenue
$32.6 million
Total spending
$126.2 million
Spending per pupil
$26,778
Salaries
$60.4 million47.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.0%
  • State: 67.5%
  • Local: 24.6%

New Jersey overall

  • Federal: 5.1%
  • State: 41.6%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$26,778
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Garfield Public School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 3 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham Lincoln School #6CEP schoolElementaryPK to 538510.4
Christopher Columbus School #8ElementaryPK to 536611.4
Garfield Early Childhood Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK20410.2
Garfield High SchoolHigh9 to 121,25813.2
Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 897111.2
Garfield Public Preschool 3 at HeadstartCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK10212.8
Garfield Public Preschool AnnexPrekindergartenPK10511.7
James Madison School #10CEP schoolElementaryPK to 528011.2
Roosevelt School #7ElementaryPK to 528212.8
Thomas Jefferson School #9ElementaryPK to 536810.2
Washington Irving School #4ElementaryPK to 544113.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.