Highest equalized school tax rates: Bergen County, NJ 2026-27

Equalized school tax rates across 66 Bergen County, New Jersey school districts, 2026-27. Midland Park School District leads at 1.503 per $100. NJ DOE; ranked…

Districts ranked

66

Period

2026-27

Publication floor

8 districts

Tie rule

Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

County definition

The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).

NJ DOE User-Friendly Budget Line L: the total school levy over the estimated equalized valuation. This is the figure to use when comparing one New Jersey district's school tax burden with another's.

Measure: Equalized total school tax rate.

Source: NJ DOE.

For Winfield Township (11.6 per $100), NJ DOE's 2026–27 file reports a $1,920,487 total school tax levy (Line D) on a $16,550,150 estimated equalized valuation (Line H, as of 01OCT25) and a $16,566,700 estimated net taxable valuation (Line B).

Ranked districts

• 1. Midland Park School District — 1.503 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 2. Park Ridge School District — 1.495 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 3. Glen Rock Public School District — 1.492 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 4. Emerson Public School District — 1.459 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 5. Waldwick School District — 1.448 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 6. Ridgefield Park Public School District — 1.433 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 7. Ramsey School District — 1.4 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 8. Fair Lawn Public School District — 1.358 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 9. Tenafly Public School District — 1.334 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 10. Dumont Public School District — 1.308 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 11. Rutherford School District — 1.298 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 12. Teaneck School District — 1.285 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 13. Leonia Public School District — 1.226 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 14. New Milford Public School District — 1.225 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 15. Little Ferry Public School District — 1.224 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 16. Bogota Public School District — 1.158 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 16. Hackensack School District — 1.158 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 18. Bergenfield Borough School District — 1.137 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 19. Ridgewood Public School District — 1.132 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 20. Saddle Brook School District — 1.11 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 21. North Arlington School District — 1.099 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 22. Elmwood Park School District — 1.093 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 23. Harrington Park School District — 1.087 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 24. Hillsdale School District — 1.085 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 25. Maywood School District — 1.057 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 26. Lodi School District — 1.052 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 27. Lyndhurst Public School District — 1.05 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 28. Cresskill Public School District — 1.048 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 29. Rochelle Park School District — 1.033 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 30. Wood-Ridge School District — 1.016 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 31. Wallington Boro School District — 1.007 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 32. Ridgefield School District — 0.982 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 33. Ho-Ho-Kus School District — 0.938 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 34. Englewood Public School District — 0.934 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 35. Oakland Public School District — 0.926 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 36. Garfield Public School District — 0.898 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 37. River Vale Public School District — 0.896 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 38. Cliffside Park School District — 0.888 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 39. Haworth Public School District — 0.863 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 40. Mahwah Township Public School District — 0.857 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 41. Northvale Public School District — 0.842 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 42. Fort Lee School District — 0.836 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 43. Moonachie School District — 0.827 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 44. South Hackensack School District — 0.805 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 45. Demarest School District — 0.793 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 46. River Edge School District — 0.777 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 47. Old Tappan Public School District — 0.747 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 48. Wyckoff Township Public School District — 0.746 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 49. East Rutherford School District — 0.731 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 50. Woodcliff Lake School District — 0.726 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 51. Fairview Public School District — 0.721 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 52. Closter Public School District — 0.713 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 53. Allendale Public School District — 0.708 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 54. Paramus Public School District — 0.701 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 55. Montvale Board of Education School District — 0.691 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 56. Norwood Public School District — 0.683 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 57. Upper Saddle River School District — 0.656 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 58. Edgewater School District — 0.654 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 59. Palisades Park School District — 0.62 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 60. Oradell Public School District — 0.562 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 61. Franklin Lakes School District — 0.555 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 62. Alpine Public School District — 0.387 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 62. Carlstadt Public School District — 0.387 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 64. Englewood Cliffs School District — 0.383 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 65. Saddle River School District — 0.364 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 66. Rockleigh School District — 0.326 per $100 of equalized valuation

Not ranked

• Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Hasbrouck Heights School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Northern Highlands Regional High School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Northern Valley Regional High School District — This district levies across 7 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Pascack Valley Regional High School District — This district levies across 4 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District — This district levies across 3 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• River Dell Regional School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• Westwood Regional School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.