Tenafly Public School District
Tenafly Public School District is a public school district based in Tenafly, New Jersey, serving 3,465 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #111 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 578 students each, about the same as the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Michael Ben-David. It spends about $22,343 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the New Jersey median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Tenafly compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tenafly | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $22,343 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,389 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $89.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 291 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 587 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 248 | 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 →Michael Ben-David
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Horse Pike Regional School DistrictBlackwood | 3,487 | 3 | $20,340 | 12.4 | #109 |
| Tenafly Public School DistrictTenafly · this district | 3,465 | 6 | $22,343 | 11.9 | #111 |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School DistrictPennington | 3,465 | 6 | $26,983 | 9.6 | #110 |
| Neptune Township School DistrictNeptune Twp | 3,434 | 7 | $23,287 | 11.2 | #112 |
| Freehold Township School DistrictFreehold | 3,413 | 8 | $23,310 | 9.7 | #113 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3Mahomet, IL | 3,468 | $8,902 | 16.3 |
| SharonSharon, MA | 3,468 | $20,117 | 13.0 |
| Pontotoc County School DistrictPontotoc, MS | 3,465 | $8,495 | 13.5 |
| Mason City Community School DistrictMason City, IA | 3,464 | $14,926 | 13.9 |
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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