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Elmwood Park School District

Elmwood Park, New Jersey · Superintendent: Dr. Anthony Iachetti · #149 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,655

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,597

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 26% below the New Jersey median

13.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Elmwood Park School District is a public school district based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving 2,655 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #149 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 531 students each, about the same as the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Anthony Iachetti. It spends about $15,597 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% less than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.

How Elmwood Park compares

Elmwood ParkNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,597

New Jersey median $21,034 · 26% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,869

New Jersey median $12,858 · 31% below · FY2020-21

Students per school531

New Jersey median 563 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.5

New Jersey median 11.6 · 16% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor266

New Jersey median 276 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 31%Local 63%

Measure	Elmwood Park	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,597	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,869	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	197	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	360	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.5	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	266	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. Anthony Iachetti

Superintendent, Elmwood Park 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
Jefferson Township Public School DistrictLake Hopatcong	2,663	6	$23,637	11.0	#147
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May Court House	2,658	4	$19,833	11.9	#148
Elmwood Park School DistrictElmwood Park · this district	2,655	5	$15,597	13.5	#149
Lyndhurst Public School DistrictLyndhurst	2,644	9	$18,980	13.8	#150
Stafford Township School DistrictManahawkin	2,644	5	$20,820	13.2	#151

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Dover CityDover, OH	2,658	$10,423	20.3
Sauk Prairie School DistrictPrairie du Sac, WI	2,658	$12,682	13.4
Newton Conover City SchoolsNewton, NC	2,654	$10,420	15.1
PacificaPacifica, CA	2,652	$12,231	21.6

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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