Clifton Public Schools

Clifton Public Schools
Superintendent: Richard Tardalo
Business Administrator: Karen L. Perkins
Address: 745 Clifton Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07015
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 17
Enrollment: 10,852 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 778
Student–teacher ratio: 13.95
District Factor Group: CD
Web site: http://clifton.k12.nj.us/
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $11,214 10 $13,632 -17.7%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,027 22 8,035 -12.5%
6 Support Services 1,702 33 2,166 -21.4%
8 Administrative Cost 1,238 28 1,379 -10.2%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,001 1 1,674 -40.2%
13 Extracurricular Activities 184 28 258 -28.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 60,500 61 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Clifton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clifton, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 10,852 students and 778 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.95.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle Schools (6-8)
High School (9-12)

The Clifton High School Mustangs compete in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL). Clifton High School's Marching Band, "The Showband of the Northeast", is well-known internationally.

Administration

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

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Clifton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 19, 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 Clifton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 19, 2011.
  5. ^ Administration, Clifotn Public Schools. Accessed July 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Passaic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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