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Berkeley Heights School District

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey · Superintendent: Dr. Kim Feltre · #164 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,349

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,826

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% above the New Jersey median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Berkeley Heights School District is a public school district based in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, serving 2,349 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #164 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 392 students each, fewer than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Kim Feltre. It spends about $23,826 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How Berkeley Heights compares

Berkeley HeightsNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,826

New Jersey median $21,034 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$15,083

New Jersey median $12,858 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Students per school392

New Jersey median 563 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

New Jersey median 11.6 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor196

New Jersey median 276 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$65.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 20%Local 78%

Measure	Berkeley Heights	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,826	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$15,083	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$62.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$65.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	220	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	469	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	196	276	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Jersey median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Kim Feltre

Superintendent, Berkeley Heights School District

Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New Jersey

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Maple Shade School DistrictMaple Shade	2,388	4	$20,078	10.9	#162
Berkeley Township School DistrictBayville	2,385	4	$18,938	11.6	#163
Berkeley Heights School DistrictBerkeley Heights · this district	2,349	6	$23,826	10.7	#164
Metuchen Public School DistrictMetuchen	2,349	4	$19,515	12.2	#165
Ramsey School DistrictRamsey	2,340	5	$26,542	9.6	#166

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
McKenzie Co 1Watford City, ND	2,351	$14,949	13.9
Linden Community SchoolsLinden, MI	2,350	$10,557	17.7
Byram Hills Central School DistrictArmonk, NY	2,350	$38,131	10.0
Westbrook Public SchoolsWestbrook, ME	2,348	$18,017	10.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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