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==Education== The [[Dumont Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=77ca0b4c3910438786486e552438cb1f Dumont Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Dumont School District. Composition: The Dumont School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Dumont."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,540 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403990&DistrictID=3403990 District information for Dumont Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403990 School Data for the Dumont Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Grant School<ref>[http://grant.dumontnj.org/ Grant School], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref> with 390 students in grades K-5 (opened 1911), Honiss School<ref>[http://honiss.dumontnj.org/ Honiss School], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref> with 632 students in grades K-8 (opened 1955), Lincoln School<ref>[http://lincoln.dumontnj.org/ Lincoln School], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref> with 156 students in grades K-5 (opened 1911), Selzer School<ref>[http://selzer.dumontnj.org/ Selzer School], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref> with 500 students in grades PreK-8 (opened 1960) and [[Dumont High School]]<ref>[http://dhs.dumontnj.org/ Dumont High School], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020.</ref> with 788 students in grades 9-12 (opened 1932).<ref>[https://www.dumontnj.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2723585&type=d&pREC_ID=2291694 District Map], Dumont Public Schools. Accessed October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://dumontnj.gov/about-dumont/dumont-public-schools Dumont Public School System], Borough of Dumont. Accessed October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/1130 School Performance Reports for the Dumont Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1130 New Jersey School Directory for the Dumont Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[https://www.bergen.org/domain/517 About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.bergen.org/domain/544 Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> [[Newbury Academy]] is a private alternative high school for students in grades 9–12 that was founded in [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] in 2001 and moved to Dumont in 2003. As of September 2008, Newbury Academy has become a [[virtual school]] with all classes being conducted online, with teachers making weekly visits to students' homes.<ref>[http://newburyacademy.weebly.com/about-us.html About Us], [[Newbury Academy]]. Accessed August 28, 2011.</ref>
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