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Mountain Lakes Schools, New Jersey

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District details
School board members: 10
Students: 1,249 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Mountain Lakes Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Morris County). During the 2024 school year, 1,249 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Mountain Lakes Schools consists of 10 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joanne Barkauskas2028
James Hirschfeld2028
Lauren Silva McIntyre2028
Aruni Arachchige Don2027
Aru Kulkarni2027
Purvika Sheth2027
Tom Chiang Jr.2026
Sara Forman2026
Chris Johnson2026
Jennifer Parker2026

Elections

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $524,000 $398 1%
Local: $38,899,000 $29,514 76%
State: $11,505,000 $8,729 23%
Total: $50,928,000 $38,640
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $50,876,000 $38,600
Total Current Expenditures: $45,945,000 $34,859
Instructional Expenditures: $29,941,000 $22,716 59%
Student and Staff Support: $6,830,000 $5,182 13%
Administration: $4,091,000 $3,103 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,083,000 $3,856 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,938,000 $2,229
Construction: $2,629,000 $1,994
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $118,000 $89
Interest on Debt: $585,000 $443


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 67 80-84 >=50 50-59 >=80 62
2020-2021 PS PS PS
2018-2019 71 85-89 <50 70-79 >=50 >=80 69
2017-2018 71 90-94 PS 60-69 >=50 >=50 68
2016-2017 73 85-89 PS 60-69 PS >=50 70
2015-2016 73 85-89 >=50 60-69 PS >=50 71
2014-2015 61 75-79 >=50 50-59 PS >=50 58
2013-2014 94 >=95 PS >=80 >=50 94
2012-2013 94 >=95 PS >=80 PS 94
2011-2012 94 >=95 PS >=50 94
2010-2011 94 >=95 PS >=50 PS 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 82 90-94 >=50 70-79 >=80 79
2020-2021 PS PS PS PS
2018-2019 90 >=95 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=80 90
2017-2018 87 90-94 PS 80-89 >=50 >=80 86
2016-2017 89 90-94 PS 80-89 PS >=50 88
2015-2016 85 90-94 >=50 60-69 PS >=50 85
2014-2015 79 85-89 >=50 70-79 PS >=50 78
2013-2014 94 90-94 PS >=80 >=50 94
2012-2013 94 90-94 PS >=80 PS 94
2011-2012 92 >=95 PS >=50 91
2010-2011 92 >=95 PS >=50 PS 92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=95 >=80 PS PS PS >=95
2020-2021 >=95 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2019-2020 >=95 >=80 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 >=95 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 >=80 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 >=80 PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,249 -4.7
2022-2023 1,308 -0.8
2021-2022 1,318 -2.3
2020-2021 1,348 -2.3
2019-2020 1,379 -1.8
2018-2019 1,404 -1.8
2017-2018 1,429 -1.3
2016-2017 1,447 21.9
2015-2016 1,130 -2.2
2014-2015 1,155 -33.5
2013-2014 1,542 -2.7
2012-2013 1,584 0.8
2011-2012 1,571 22.9
2010-2011 1,212 -37.5
2009-2010 1,667 2.0
2008-2009 1,634 1.7
2007-2008 1,606 -8.8
2006-2007 1,748 6.7
2005-2006 1,631 -4.9
2004-2005 1,711 -7.7
2003-2004 1,842 9.5
2002-2003 1,667 1.9
2001-2002 1,635 -3.1
2000-2001 1,686 6.6
1999-2000 1,575 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mountain Lakes Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 16.5 10.3
Black 1.7 14.5
Hispanic 5.8 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.4 3.1
White 70.4 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mountain Lakes Schools had 151.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.24.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 71.00
Secondary: 55.50
Total: 151.50

Mountain Lakes Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 13.51
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 43.62
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 30.00
Other Support Services: 24.42


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Mountain Lakes Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Briarcliff Middle School2576-8
Lake Drive Program For Hearing Impaired65PK-8
Mountain Lakes High School5509-12
Wildwood Elementary School438KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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