Passaic City School District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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101 Passaic Avenue
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07055United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°51′25″N 74°07′42″W / 40.856981°N 74.128364°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Sandra Montañez-Diodonet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | R. Aaron Bowman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 14,504 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 839.8 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 17.3:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passaic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district located in Passaic, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 17 schools, had an enrollment of 14,504 students and 839.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.3:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.[7]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]
Passaic Technical Institute
Core members of the district's administration are:[29]
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held as part of the April school 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.[32] As one of the 13 districts statewide with school elections in April, voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[33][34][35]