Clifton is a city in Passaic County NJ just 10 miles from New York City. Clifton has a population of about 85,000. Clifton Public Schools serve students from K-12 with a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1. The City of Clifton offers a variety of options for public transportation. Frequent bus service to Midtown NYC as well as other points in NJ. Clifton offers train service at the Clifton Train Station as well as the Delawanna Station, for New York City and other points in New Jersey.