Bergen County Special Services School District

Bergen County Special Services District
Address
327 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652

United States
Coordinates 40°58′18″N 74°05′21″W / 40.971597°N 74.089285°W / 40.971597; -74.089285Coordinates: 40°58′18″N 74°05′21″W / 40.971597°N 74.089285°W / 40.971597; -74.089285
District information
Grades Special services
Superintendent Dr. Howard Lerner
Business administrator John Susino
Schools 7
Students and staff
Enrollment 720 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 215.3 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 3.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group NA
Website http://bcss.bergen.org/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
Special services
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$93,9538$18,891397.3%
1Budgetary Cost79,209857,25238.4%
2Classroom Instruction44,712832,86136.1%
6Support Services17,559811,94547.0%
8Administrative Cost6,93775,72521.2%
10Operations & Maintenance8,78876,21541.4%
13Extracurricular Activities1011195-48.2%
16Median Teacher Salary75,800377,183
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of Special services districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

The Bergen County Special Services School District is a special education public school district based in Paramus, serving the educational needs of classified students ages 3 to 21 from Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1971, it was the first of eight special services districts established in the state.[3]

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 720 students and 215.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 3.3:1.[1]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[4][5]

  • Dr. Howard Lerner, Superintendent
  • John Susino, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Bergen County Special Services School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. About Us, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed April 18, 2013.
  4. BCSS Administration, Bergen County Special Services School District. Accessed December 1, 2014.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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