| Hillside Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Thomas Kane | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Kenneth Weinheimer | ||||
| Address: | 195 Virginia Street Hillside, NJ 07205 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 6 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,107 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 254.1 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.2 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hillsidek12.org/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,510 | 32 | $13,632 | -8.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,552 | 40 | 8,035 | -6.0% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,441 | 8 | 2,166 | -33.5% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,657 | 63 | 1,379 | 20.2% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,624 | 45 | 1,674 | -3.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 57,010 | 37 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70 |
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The Hillside Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,107 students and 254.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2.[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]
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Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:
Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1947, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and l960s. In the mid-sixties the high school held some 1,500 students.
Core members of the district's administration are:[5]
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