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Pequannock Township School District

Pompton Plains, New Jersey · Superintendent: Dr. Michael Portas · #182 of 303 New Jersey districts by enrollment

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2,118

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,442

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New Jersey median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Jersey median 11.6

Pequannock Township School District is a public school district based in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, serving 2,118 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #182 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 424 students each, fewer than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Michael Portas. It spends about $20,442 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Pequannock Township compares

Pequannock TownshipNew Jersey median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,442

New Jersey median $21,034 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,357

New Jersey median $12,858 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school424

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

Students per teacher11.8

New Jersey median 11.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor235

New Jersey median 276 · 15% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 1%State 21%Local 77%

Measure	Pequannock Township	New Jersey median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,442	$21,034	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,357	$12,858	FY2020-21
Total spending	$47.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	180	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	342	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	11.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	235	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. Michael Portas

Superintendent, Pequannock Township 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
Secaucus School DistrictSecaucus	2,144	4	$19,534	11.3	#181
Pequannock Township School DistrictPompton Plains · this district	2,118	5	$20,442	11.8	#182
Haddon Township School DistrictWestmont	2,100	7	$19,686	13.1	#183
Northern Burlington County Regional School DistrictColumbus	2,099	2	$20,179	12.3	#184
North Arlington School DistrictNorth Arlington	2,079	6	$16,022	12.8	#185

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
South Gibson School CorporationFort Branch, IN	2,118	$9,931	16.4
RSU 22Hampden, ME	2,118	$15,009	13.1
SandwichEast Sandwich, MA	2,118	$22,540	11.3
Hermantown Community SchoolsHermantown, MN	2,118	$10,065	16.5

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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