Bergenfield Public Schools
| Bergenfield Public Schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent: | Dr. Michael Kuchar | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Christopher Tully | ||||
| Address: | 100 South Prospect Avenue Bergenfield, NJ 07621 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 7 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,549 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 261.4 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.58:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.bergenfield.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-12 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $17,519 | 53 | $18,047 | -2.9% |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 14,153 | 54 | 14,519 | -2.5% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,506 | 58 | 8,588 | -1.0% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,667 | 15 | 2,338 | -28.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,742 | 99 | 1,448 | 20.3% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,886 | 79 | 1,787 | 5.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 256 | 58 | 263 | -2.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 65,310 | 64 | 62,707 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=106 | |||||
The Bergenfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district in Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade.
There are seven schools in the district: five elementary schools serving Kindergarten - 5th grade, a middle school and a high school. As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's schools had an enrollment of 3,549 students and 261.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.58:1.[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.[3]
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]
- Elementary schools
- Franklin School with 336 students
- Hoover School with 191 students
- Jefferson School with 226 students
- Lincoln School with 324 students
- Washington School with 246 students
- Middle school
- Roy W. Brown Middle School with 808 students in grades 6 - 8
- High school
- Bergenfield High School with 1,190 students
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Dr. Michael Kuchar, Superintendent of Schools
- Mary Ann DeVivio, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
- Hank Sinatra, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel
- Christopher Tully, Business Administrator
Board of Education
The Bergenfield Board of Education consists of an elected five-member board, at large. Each term is three years. The current members of the board are:[8]
- Dr. Joseph Amara, President
- Eileen Ryder, Vice President
- Mark D'Esposito, Trustee
- Charles Ferrer, Trustee
- Ralph Messina, Trustee
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Bergenfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 18, 2013.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 19, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Bergenfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 18, 2013.
- ↑ District Administration, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed April 18, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 18, 2013.
- ↑ Board of Education Members, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed May 7, 2013.
External links
- Bergenfield Public Schools website
- Bergenfield Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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