Private schools in Passaic County, NJ
41 schools across Clifton, Haskell, Hawthorne, Little Falls and other towns. About 6,340 students in all (2023-24).
Passaic County private schools at a glance
There are 41 private schools in Passaic County. By affiliation: 8 Catholic, 7 other Christian, 17 nonsectarian, 9 of other faiths. 30 teach elementary grades and 12 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. 3 are all-girls and 4 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 11 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 11 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 27% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 86 students and 7.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Private schools
Cities in and around Passaic County
- Private schools in Paterson
- Private schools in Clifton
- Private schools in Fair Lawn
- Private schools in Passaic
- Private schools in Wayne
- Private schools in Bloomfield
- Private schools in Verona
- Private schools in Fairfield
- Private schools in Montclair
- Private schools in Ridgewood
- Private schools in Wyckoff
- Private schools in Paramus
- All of New Jersey
Neighboring counties
- Bergen County (96)
- Essex County (63)
- Hudson County (33)
- Morris County (48)
- Union County (53)
- Sussex County (11)
- Middlesex County (55)
- Somerset County (45)
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