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District profile / New Jersey
Fair Lawn Public School District
5,533
Students
2024-25 school year
9
Schools
2024-25 school year
$20,937
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the New Jersey median
11.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6
Fair Lawn Public School District is a public school district based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving 5,533 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 615 students each, about the same as the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Rui Dionisio. It spends about $20,937 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Fair Lawn compares
Fair LawnNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$133.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 5%State 23%Local 72%
| Measure | Fair Lawn | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,937 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,636 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $128.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $133.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 477 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,018 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 346 | 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 →Dr. Rui Dionisio
Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in New Jersey
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn Public School DistrictFair Lawn · this district | 5,533 | 9 | $20,937 | 11.6 | #60 |
| Hackensack School DistrictHackensack | 5,513 | 6 | $22,521 | 12.6 | #61 |
| KearnyKearny | 5,484 | 7 | $20,016 | 11.4 | #62 |
| Ridgewood Public School DistrictRidgewood | 5,480 | 10 | $20,763 | 12.3 | #63 |
| LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictLong Branch | 5,415 | 8 | $23,830 | 10.2 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Loma ElementaryAlta Loma, CA | 5,543 | $12,044 | 25.1 |
| WoonsocketWoonsocket, RI | 5,541 | $15,418 | 13.4 |
| Central York School DistrictYork, PA | 5,535 | $14,766 | 14.6 |
| Alton CUSD 11Alton, IL | 5,526 | $15,124 | 15.1 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nj-fair-lawn-public-school-district