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South River, NJ
Public School Ratings




South River 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.


South River Public School District details

South River Public School District
15 Montgomery Street
South River, NJ 08882

2,469 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

South River Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
44%
33%
50%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
South River Elementary School
81 Johnson Place
South River, NJ, 08882
02-05
South River High School
11 Montgomery Street
South River, NJ, 08882
09-12
South River Middle School
3 Montgomery Street
South River, NJ, 08882
06-08
South River Primary School
22 David Street
South River, NJ, 08882
PK-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.4% 40.1%
Black 5.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 46.3% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.0% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 46.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,258 $30,266,000 58.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,239 $5,528,000 10.7%
Staff $546 $1,347,000 2.6%
General Administration $321 $793,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,011 $2,497,000 4.8%
Operation $1,744 $4,305,000 8.3%
Transportation $188 $465,000 0.9%
Other $456 $1,125,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,505 $16,060,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,130 $5,260,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $20,893 $51,586,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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