Bergenfield Public Schools

Bergenfield Public Schools
Superintendent: Dr. Michael Kuchar
Business Administrator: Christopher Tully
Address: 100 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 7
Enrollment: 3,783 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 271.1
Student–teacher ratio: 14.0
District Factor Group: FG
Web site: http://www.bergenfield.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $13,084 60 $13,632 -4.0%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,774 51 8,035 -3.2%
6 Support Services 2,051 64 2,166 -5.3%
8 Administrative Cost 1,274 36 1,379 -7.6%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,677 67 1,674 0.2%
13 Extracurricular Activities 240 55 258 -7.0%
16 Median Teacher Salary 62,240 76 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Bergenfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district in Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade.

There are seven schools in the district: five elementary schools serving Kindergarten - 5th grade, a middle school and a high school. As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's schools had an enrollment of 3,783 students and 271.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

Trustees of the Bergenfield Board of Education are Eileen Ryder (President), Rob Kohrs (Vice-President), Dr. Joseph Amara, Mark D'Esposito and Catherine Wada.

Contents

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:

Elementary Schools

Middle School

High School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Bergenfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 22, 2011.
  5. ^ District Administration, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed March 22, 2011.
  6. ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 29, 2010.

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