| Fair Lawn Public Schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent: | Bruce Watson | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Joanne Wilson | ||||
| Address: | 37-01 Fair Lawn Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 9 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,777 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 380.5 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.6 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | GH | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.fairlawnschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $14,255 | 75 | $13,632 | 4.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,190 | 70 | 8,035 | 1.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,531 | 81 | 2,166 | 16.9% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,555 | 88 | 1,379 | 12.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,593 | 59 | 1,674 | -4.8% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 268 | 65 | 258 | 3.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 66,145 | 84 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Fair Lawn Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Fair Lawn in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 4,777 students and 380.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third 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]
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In both the 1990-91 and 1997-98 school years, Fair Lawn High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[4]
The district consists of nine schools. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[5]) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle Schools (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Core members of the district's administration are:[6]