Cresskill Public School District
Cresskill Public School District is a public school district based in Cresskill, New Jersey, serving 1,743 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #211 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 436 students each, fewer than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Lauren Thomas. It spends about $20,445 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Cresskill compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cresskill | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,445 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,634 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $39.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 309 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 349 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Lauren Thomas
Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in New Jersey
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ridge Public School DistrictGlen Ridge | 1,768 | 5 | $20,494 | 12.0 | #207 |
| Manville School DistrictManville | 1,761 | 4 | $18,744 | 10.4 | #208 |
| Denville Township K-8 School DistrictDenville | 1,748 | 3 | $22,058 | 10.7 | #209 |
| Woodbury City Public School DistrictWoodbury | 1,748 | 4 | $18,761 | 11.7 | #210 |
| Cresskill Public School DistrictCresskill · this district | 1,743 | 4 | $20,445 | 11.9 | #211 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Park School District No. Re-2Woodland Park, CO | 1,744 | $12,339 | 14.2 |
| Albany Public School DistrictAlbany, MN | 1,744 | $11,810 | 14.9 |
| Mountain Empire UnifiedPine Valley, CA | 1,743 | $15,429 | 21.5 |
| Evans CountyClaxton, GA | 1,742 | $12,370 | 13.2 |
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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