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Harrison, NJ
Public School Ratings




Harrison Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Harrison Public Schools School District details

Harrison Public Schools School District
501 Hamilton Street
Harrison, NJ 07029

2,514 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Harrison Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
47%
52%
21%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hamilton Intermediate School
223 Hamilton Street
Harrison, NJ, 07029
04-05
Harrison High School
401 Kingsland Avenue
Harrison, NJ, 07029
09-12
Kennedy Elementary School
1 Washington Street
Harrison, NJ, 07029
PK-01
Lincoln Elementary School
221 Cross Street
Harrison, NJ, 07029
02-03
Washington Middle School
One North Fifth Street
Harrison, NJ, 07029
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.4% 39.1%
Black 3.3% 14.9%
Hispanic 79.2% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.8% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.7% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 64.5% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.2% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,625 $31,739,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,166 $5,446,000 8.9%
Staff $990 $2,489,000 4.1%
General Administration $521 $1,309,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,103 $2,772,000 4.5%
Operation $1,840 $4,627,000 7.6%
Transportation $180 $453,000 0.7%
Other $390 $980,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,190 $18,076,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,457 $11,205,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $24,272 $61,020,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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