| Franklin Lakes Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Frank Romano, III | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Michael Solokas | ||||
| Address: | 490 Pulis Avenue Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,491 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 151.5 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 9.8 | ||||
| Web site: | District web site | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $15,849 | 87 | $12,420 | 27.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,268 | 87 | 7,588 | 35.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,289 | 82 | 1,771 | 29.2% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,603 | 66 | 1,411 | 13.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,591 | 65 | 1,462 | 8.8% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 96 | 51 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 56,125 | 52 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Franklin Lakes Public Schools are a community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,491 students and 151.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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]
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district consisting of two four-year public high schools serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff. Students have the option to attend either Indian Hills High School in Oakland or Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes.[4][5]
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For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Artist Historians" Social Studies program at Franklin Avenue Middle School.[6]
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are: