Secaucus School District
Secaucus School District is a public school district based in Secaucus, New Jersey, serving 2,144 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #181 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 536 students each, about the same as the New Jersey median of 563. Its interim superintendent is Dr. Mark Toback. It spends about $19,534 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.
How Secaucus compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Secaucus | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,534 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,321 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $46.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $51.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 364 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 238 | 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. Mark Toback
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Park Public School DistrictRidgefield Park | 2,174 | 4 | $21,034 | 10.8 | #178 |
| Somerville Public School DistrictSomerville | 2,173 | 3 | $21,283 | 10.5 | #179 |
| Hawthorne Public School DistrictHawthorne | 2,162 | 5 | $20,578 | 10.4 | #180 |
| Secaucus School DistrictSecaucus · this district | 2,144 | 4 | $19,534 | 11.3 | #181 |
| Pequannock Township School DistrictPompton Plains | 2,118 | 5 | $20,442 | 11.8 | #182 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County CUSD 1Olney, IL | 2,145 | $12,629 | 15.0 |
| Gateway UnifiedRedding, CA | 2,144 | $16,199 | 20.0 |
| Tolland School DistrictTolland, CT | 2,144 | $20,654 | 12.3 |
| Nanuet Union Free School DistrictNanuet, NY | 2,144 | $28,324 | 11.1 |
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.
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