Northvale Public Schools

Northvale Public Schools
Superintendent: Bert Ammerman
Business Administrator: Dr. Vincent Occhino
Address: 441 Tappan Road
Northvale, NJ 07647
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 614 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 44.4
Student–teacher ratio: 13.8
District Factor Group: FG
Web site: http://www.northvaleschools.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,381 25 $12,420 -0.3%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,661 35 7,588 1.0%
6 Support Services 1,796 34 1,771 1.4%
8 Administrative Cost 1,671 58 1,411 18.4%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,105 10 1,462 -24.4%
13 Extracurricular Activities 144 43 97 48.5%
16 Median Teacher Salary 63,340 56 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Northvale Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in grades K through 8 from Northvale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Rockleigh, a non-operating school district, attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3][4]

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 614 students and 44.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8.[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.[5]

Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan which serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan and Rockleigh. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Closter, Demarest and Haworth at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[6]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Northvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Rockleigh Public Services, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed April 8,2011.
  4. ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  6. ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed April 8, 2011. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  7. ^ Data for the Northvale Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  8. ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  9. ^ Superintendent, Northvale Public Schools. Accessed April 8, 2011.
  10. ^ Business Administrator, Northvale Public Schools. Accessed April 8, 2011.

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