Park Ridge Public Schools
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| Park Ridge Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Patricia Johnson | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Robert Wright | ||||
| Address: | 2 Park Avenue Park Ridge, NJ 07656 |
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| Phone number: | 201-573-6000 | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Avg. |
%± vs. Avg. |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,252 | 32 | $12,180 | 0.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,816 | 25 | 7,194 | -5.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,194 | 39 | 1,913 | 14.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,587 | 42 | 1,275 | 24.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,176 | 17 | 1,477 | -20.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 57,624 | 39 | 53,549 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2007 Comparative Spending Guide.[1] *Within K-12 districts with 0-1,800 students. Low=1; High=44 |
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The Park Ridge Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Park Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[2]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- West Ridge Elementary School (PreK-6; 384 students)
- William Schmalz - Principal
- East Brook Elementary School (K-6; 395 students)
- Sheldon Silver - Principal
- High School
- Park Ridge High School (7-12; 560 students)
- Richard Martínez - Principal
[edit] Administration
- Dr. Patricia Johnson - Superintendent
- Robert Wright - Business Administrator
- Cathy Timpone - Director of Curriculum / Technology
- Cynthia Banta - Director of Special Education
[edit] Solutions for overcrowding
Enrollment in the school district has risen from 1,191 to 1,376 from the 2000 school year through 2007.[3] Because long term solutions take time to develop, the BOE has adopted a “make do” position for with regard to the facilities for the 2007-2008 school year.
Currently the BOE is investigating:
- Regionalization 9-12 with the Pascack Valley Regional High School District
- Establishing a sending/receiving relationship for 9-12 with Pascack Valley Regional High School District
- Expand current facilities
[edit] References
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2007, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2007.
- ^ Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 21, 2007.
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/education/sff/reports/demo.pdf K-12 State Aid Summary, Budget Amounts and Demographic Data], New Jersey Department of Education, dated December 12, 2007. Accessed December 21, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Park Ridge Public Schools
- Park Ridge Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
