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Hackensack School District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Hackensack School District runs 6 public schools with 5,513 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
5,513
Teachers (FTE)
437
Students per teacher
12.6
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
191 Second Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
County
Bergen County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3406270
State district ID
NJ-031860
Total staff (FTE)
845
School counselors (FTE)
14.0About 394 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
24.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.6
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 (5,531), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$151.9 million
Federal revenue
$10.4 million
State revenue
$49.6 million
Local revenue
$91.9 million
Total spending
$148.3 million
Spending per pupil
$26,818
Salaries
$67.7 million45.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$11.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.8%
  • State: 32.7%
  • Local: 60.5%

New Jersey overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$26,818
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Hackensack School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
FairmountElementaryPK to 462115.5
Fanny Meyer HillersElementaryPK to 451612.0
Hackensack High SchoolHigh9 to 121,81313.2
Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 81,39911.0
Jackson AvenueElementaryPK to 443810.2
Nellie K. ParkerElementaryPK to 458913.1

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.