[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Bergen County, New Jersey

Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Bergen County Total Schools
2025	166
2024	174
2023	168
2022	171
2021	175
2020	182
2019	186
2018	186
2017	181
2016	182
2015	172

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Private schools down 16 in Bergen County, falling from 182 in 2016 to 166 in 2025.

# Students

28,394 Students

216,190 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	180	168	179
2024	176	165	172
2023	176	164	174
2022	184	167	185
2021	183	165	180
2020	178	160	171
2019	183	164	175
2018	182	164	172
2017	184	167	180
2016	184	166	178
2015	165	154	167

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Average students down 4 in Bergen County, from 184 in 2016 to 180 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

41%

40%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	41%	40%	34%
2024	43%	39%	34%
2023	41%	40%	33%
2022	38%	38%	33%
2021	38%	39%	32%
2020	38%	39%	32%
2019	37%	38%	31%
2018	38%	37%	31%
2017	40%	38%	32%
2016	41%	38%	32%
2015	38%	37%	32%

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Students of color held near 40% in Bergen County private schools, changing from 41% in 2016 to 41% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

2,967 Teachers

20,275 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	11:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1	11:1
2023	10:1	11:1	11:1
2022	10:1	11:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1	11:1
2020	10:1	11:1	12:1
2019	10:1	11:1	12:1
2018	10:1	11:1	12:1
2017	10:1	11:1	12:1
2016	10:1	11:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

52%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	51%	54%	55%
2024	51%	53%	54%
2023	52%	54%	54%
2022	56%	54%	54%
2021	56%	53%	54%
2020	52%	52%	54%
2019	52%	53%	53%
2018	52%	53%	53%
2017	52%	52%	53%
2016	50%	50%	52%
2015	48%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	14	15
2023	15	14	15
2022	15	14	15
2021	15	14	15
2020	15	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	15	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	15	14	12
2024	13	14	12
2023	12	14	11
2022	13	13	11
2021	12	13	11
2020	12	13	11
2019	11	12	11
2018	10	12	11
2017	10	11	10
2016	10	10	10
2015	9	9	10

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Average SAT score

1288

(Out of 1600)

1259

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	1290	1262	1233
2024	1281	1251	1230
2023	1272	1246	1228
2022	1270	1237	1229
2021	1270	1243	1229
2020	1249	1248	1226
2019	1254	1260	1226
2018	1190	1259	1226
2017	1187	1256	1233

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SAT scores up 103 points in Bergen County private schools, rising from 1187 in 2017 to 1290 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	30	29	26
2024	29	28	26
2023	28	28	26
2022	28	28	26
2021	28	28	26
2020	28	28	25
2019	28	28	25

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ACT score up 2 points in Bergen County private schools, rising from 28 in 2019 to 30 in 2025.

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,824

$17,664

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	$13,721	$16,929	$13,694
2024	$12,507	$16,338	$13,340
2023	$12,259	$15,851	$12,825
2022	$11,443	$15,377	$12,321
2021	$11,443	$15,152	$12,072
2020	$11,265	$15,002	$11,784
2019	$11,101	$14,800	$11,547
2018	$11,101	$14,458	$11,280
2017	$10,952	$14,255	$10,994
2016	$10,852	$13,902	$10,614
2015	$10,551	$13,353	$10,195

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Tuition up 26% in Bergen County, from $10,852 in 2016 to $13,721 in 2025, while state and national costs also rose.

Average Summer Program Cost

$1,302

$850

Average % on Financial Aid

23%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	23%	27%	34%
2024	24%	27%	34%
2023	24%	27%	34%
2022	20%	26%	33%
2021	19%	27%	33%
2020	19%	27%	32%
2019	19%	27%	31%
2018	17%	26%	30%
2017	16%	25%	30%
2016	16%	24%	29%
2015	13%	22%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$8,322

$16,112

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	$8,939	$16,414	$7,073
2024	$8,012	$16,167	$6,930
2023	$7,346	$8,892	$6,469
2022	$8,615	$8,911	$6,289
2021	$8,615	$8,292	$6,055
2020	$7,879	$8,259	$5,921
2019	$7,879	$8,310	$5,795
2018	$7,879	$8,039	$5,456
2017	$6,890	$7,673	$5,319
2016	$6,890	$7,478	$5,105

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Average Acceptance Rate

76%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	77%	78%	85%
2024	77%	78%	85%
2023	78%	80%	85%
2022	79%	79%	85%
2021	78%	79%	85%
2020	76%	79%	85%
2019	76%	79%	85%
2018	79%	79%	85%
2017	77%	79%	85%
2016	76%	79%	85%
2015	78%	79%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$9 million

$78.22 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.67

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	0.67	0.63	0.65
2024	0.67	0.64	0.65
2023	0.67	0.65	0.65
2022	0.65	0.65	0.64
2021	0.65	0.65	0.64
2020	0.65	0.65	0.64
2019	0.64	0.65	0.63
2018	0.64	0.65	0.63
2017	0.63	0.64	0.61
2016	0.63	0.65	0.61
2015	0.65	0.65	0.61

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Diversity score up 4 points in Bergen County private schools, rising from 0.63 in 2016 to 0.67 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

175 Students

942 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

1,978 Students

11,318 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	7%	6%	5%
2024	7%	6%	5%
2023	8%	6%	5%
2022	7%	6%	4%
2021	7%	5%	4%
2020	7%	5%	4%
2019	7%	5%	4%
2018	7%	5%	4%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	7%	5%	4%
2015	7%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

2,407 Students

15,574 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	9%	8%	9%
2024	9%	7%	9%
2023	7%	7%	9%
2022	7%	7%	8%
2021	8%	8%	9%
2020	8%	8%	9%
2019	8%	8%	8%
2018	8%	8%	8%
2017	8%	8%	8%
2016	8%	8%	8%
2015	9%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

1,216 Students

14,112 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	4%	6%	7%
2024	4%	7%	7%
2023	5%	7%	8%
2022	4%	8%	7%
2021	4%	8%	7%
2020	4%	8%	8%
2019	4%	9%	7%
2018	4%	9%	7%
2017	4%	9%	7%
2016	3%	9%	7%
2015	4%	9%	8%

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Black students share up 1 point in Bergen County, rising from 3% in 2016 to 4% in 2025.

# White Students

13,246 Students

116,208 Students

% White Students

47%

54%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	47%	53%	52%
2024	47%	53%	52%
2023	47%	51%	52%
2022	51%	52%	54%
2021	51%	52%	54%
2020	51%	52%	54%
2019	53%	52%	56%
2018	53%	52%	56%
2017	54%	53%	58%
2016	54%	53%	58%
2015	49%	51%	58%

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White students down 7 points in Bergen County private schools, from 54% in 2016 to 47% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

39 Students

292 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

9,054 Students

58,533 Students

% of Others Students

32%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Bergen County Average	New Jersey (NJ) Average	National Average
2025	32%	27%	26%
2024	32%	27%	26%
2023	32%	29%	25%
2022	29%	27%	25%
2021	29%	27%	25%
2020	29%	27%	24%
2019	27%	26%	24%
2018	27%	26%	23%
2017	28%	25%	22%
2016	28%	25%	22%
2015	31%	28%	21%

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Other-race share up 4 points in Bergen County private schools, rising from 28% in 2016 to 32% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Bergen County, NJ?

The private schools in Bergen County, NJ include Primoris Academy, Don Bosco Preparatory High School, and Dwight-Englewood School.

How many private schools are located in Bergen County?

166 private schools are located in Bergen County.

How much do private schools cost in Bergen County?

The average tuition cost is $14,824, which is lower than the New Jersey private school average tuition cost of $17,664.

How diverse are private schools in Bergen County?

Bergen County private schools are approximately 41% minority students, which is higher than the New Jersey private school average of 40%.

What percentage of students in Bergen County go to private school?

17% of all K-12 students in Bergen County are educated in private schools (compared to the NJ state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Bergen County?

42% of private schools in Bergen County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).

Which private schools in Bergen County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Bergen County include: Yeshivat Noam School vs. Yavneh Academy, Barnert Temple Preschool vs. Andrew Friedland Early Childhood Learning Center, Eclc Of New Jersey vs. Alpine Learning Group

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