Allendale School District

Allendale School District
100 Brookside Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Michael J. Barcadepone
Business administrator John E. Boreman
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 883 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 64.5 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.69:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.allendalek8.com/
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$16,57629$18,891-12.3%
1Budgetary Cost16,3658014,15915.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,600458,659-0.7%
6Support Services2,986772,16737.8%
8Administrative Cost1,960821,54726.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,434841,61251.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1307210425.0%
16Median Teacher Salary70,8857761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84
The field at Brookside School, August 2007

The Allendale School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in the Borough of Allendale, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 883 students and 64.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.69:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

There are two schools, one primary school (K-3) and one upper elementary school (4-8). The middle school program is located within the Brookside (4-8) building. The administration of the schools includes district-wide services through the Superintendent of Schools and the Board Secretary / Business Administrator. Additionally, in each school the administration includes a Principal. The Allendale Public Schools are governed by a five member Board of Education elected to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2012, school elections were shifted from April to the November general election as part of an effort to reduce the costs of a standalone April vote.[4]

For high school, public school students in Allendale for grades nine through twelve attend Northern Highlands Regional High School, which also serves students from Ho-Ho-Kus, Upper Saddle River and some of Saddle River's students (who have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts).[5][6]

Awards and recognition

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[7]

Schools

Aerial view of Brookside School, January 2011

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[8]) are:[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Allendale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kleimann, Karen; Clyde, John. "Districts moving school elections", Town Journal, February 15, 2012. Accessed November 30, 2014. "The Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Northern Highlands, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River boards of education voted to move their respective school elections to November for at least the next four annual elections. The five districts, along with a majority of school boards across the state, are moving their elections from April to November in hopes of sparing taxpayers the expense of a separate election, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association."
  5. ↑ Northern Highlands Regional High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
  6. ↑ Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009. Accessed November 30, 2014. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands."
  7. ↑ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Allendale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Allendale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hillside School, Allendale School District. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Student-Parent Handbook 2014-2015, Allendale School District. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ Brookside School, Allendale School District. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ Board of Education Members, Allendale School District. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.

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Coordinates: 41°01′45″N 74°08′12″W / 41.029064°N 74.136664°W / 41.029064; -74.136664

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