| Prospect Park School District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent: | Dr. James F. Barriale | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Matthew Lynaugh | ||||
| Address: | 290 North 8th Street Prospect Park, NJ 07508 |
||||
| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 832 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 56.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 14.9 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.prospectparknj.com | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $10,431 | 10 | $12,420 | -16.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,772 | 20 | 7,588 | -10.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,119 | 3 | 1,771 | -36.8% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,303 | 25 | 1,411 | -7.7% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,179 | 13 | 1,462 | -19.4% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 17 | 2 | 97 | -82.5% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 52,750 | 30 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
|||||
The Prospect Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Prospect Park, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Manchester Regional High School, which serves students from Haledon, North Haledon, and Prospect Park.[3] The school is located in Haledon. Students from North Haledon attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the North Haledon School District. The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's schools without cost to their parents, with tuition paid by the state. Available lots are announced annually by grade.[4]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's one schools had an enrollment of 832 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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]
Contents |
Prospect Park Elementary School had an enrollment of 832 students as of the 2007-08 school year.[6] The school population was made up of Hispanic (54%), White (22%), Black (22%), and Other (2%).[7]
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
|
|||||||||||||||||