Hackensack Public Schools
| Hackensack Public Schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent: | Joseph Abate (interim) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Mark Kramer | ||||
| Address: | 191 Second Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 7 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,728 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 377.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.54:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hackensackschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-12 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $18,591 | 71 | $18,047 | 3.0% |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 14,797 | 73 | 14,519 | 1.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,408 | 91 | 8,588 | 9.5% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,348 | 68 | 2,338 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,374 | 45 | 1,448 | -5.1% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,409 | 27 | 1,787 | -21.2% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 258 | 59 | 263 | -1.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 78,655 | 99 | 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 Hackensack Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, including South Hackensack, Rochelle Park and Maywood.[3]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,728 students and 377.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.54:1.[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.[4]
Awards and recognition
Hackensack High School (HHS) has been named one of America’s best high schools by Newsweek (2013).[5] Ranked among the top six percent of high schools in the country, HHS has been recognized based on various criteria including Advanced Placement (AP) programs, the four-year, on-time graduation rate and number of graduates accepted into a two- or four-year college program.
Jackson Avenue Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[6]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]
- Elementary schools (PreK-4)
- Fairmount Elementary School (532 students)
- Fanny Meyer Hillers School (474)
- Jackson Avenue School (417)
- Nellie K. Parker School (438)
- Middle school
- Hackensack Middle School serves grades 5-8 (NA)
- High school
- Hackensack High School serves students in grades 9-12 (1,773)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]
- Joseph Abate, Superintendent (interim)[11]
- Mark Kramer, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Alvarado, Monsy. "Maywood to study sending high schoolers to Paramus over Hackensack", The Record (Bergen County), January 14, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2013. "Besides 250 students from Maywood, Hackensack High School also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack."
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html
- ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ↑ Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 29, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Hackensack Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Board of Education, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Alvarado, Monsy. "State aid helps Hackensack school district hire more staff", The Record (Bergen County), August 24, 2011. Accessed September 5, 2011. "The extra biology teacher will allow the high school to keep those science classes at around 24 students per class, said Ray Gonzalez, interim superintendent of schools. The additional funds will also pay for computer upgrades, said Mark Kramer, the district’s business administrator."
External links
- Hackensack Public Schools
- Hackensack Elementary School portal
- Hackensack Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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