School district in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
| Bergenfield Public School District |
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100 South Prospect Avenue
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07621
United States |
| Coordinates | 40°55′29″N 74°00′22″W / 40.92469°N 74.006235°W / 40.92469; -74.006235 |
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| Grades | K-12 |
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| Superintendent | Dr. Christopher Tully |
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| Business administrator | JoAnn Khoury-Frias |
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| Schools | 7 |
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| Enrollment | 3,666 (as of 2020–21)[1] |
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| Faculty | 283.0 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 13.0:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | FG |
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| Website | www.bergenfield.org |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
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K-12
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $17,937 | 43 | $18,891 | −5.1% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 15,264 | 64 | 14,783 | 3.3% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,215 | 73 | 8,763 | 5.2% | | 6 | Support Services | 2,052 | 37 | 2,392 | −14.2% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,762 | 93 | 1,485 | 18.7% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,871 | 73 | 1,783 | 4.9% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 261 | 58 | 268 | −2.6% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 65,110 | 52 | 64,043 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103 |
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The Bergenfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3][4]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[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.[5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8][9]
- Elementary schools
- Franklin Elementary School[10] with 345 students in grades K-5
- Everett B. Thompson, principal
- Hoover Elementary School[11] with 261 students in grades K-5
- William Fleming, principal
- Jefferson Elementary School[12] with 278 students in grades K-5
- Lincoln Elementary School[13] with 410 students in grades PreK-5
- Washington Elementary School[14] with 300 students in grades K-5
- Thomas Lawrence, principal
- Middle school
- Roy W. Brown Middle School[15] with 855 students in grades 6-8
- Dominick Rotante, principal
- High school
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]
- Dr. Christopher Tully, superintendent of schools
- JoAnn Khoury-Frias, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education is comprised of five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[19][20][21]
