Bergenfield Public Schools

Bergenfield Public Schools
100 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Dr. Christopher Tully
Business administrator David DiPisa
Schools 7
Students and staff
Enrollment 3,506 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 277.9 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,93743$18,891-5.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,2646414,7833.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,215738,7635.2%
6Support Services2,052372,392-14.2%
8Administrative Cost1,762931,48518.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,871731,7834.9%
13Extracurricular Activities26158268-2.6%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1105264,043
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

The Bergenfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 3,506 students and 277.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[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.[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]

Elementary schools
  • Franklin Elementary School[6] (323 students; in grades K-5)
  • Hoover Elementary School[7] (214; K-5)
  • Jefferson Elementary School[8] (254; K-5)
  • Lincoln Elementary School[9] (401; K-5)
  • Washington Elementary School[10] (306; K-5)
Middle school

Roy W. Brown Middle School[11] for (738; 6-8)

High school

Administration

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

  • Dr. Christopher Tully, Superintendent of Schools
  • David DiPisa, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of Education

The Bergenfield Board of Education consists of an elected five-member board, at large. Each term is three years. Members of the board are:[15]

  • Dr. Joseph Amara, President
  • Eileen Ryder, Vice President
  • Mark D'Esposito, Trustee
  • Charles Ferrer, Trustee
  • Ralph Messina, Trustee

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Bergenfield Borough 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. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Bergenfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Franklin Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hoover Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Jefferson Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ Lincoln Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ Washington Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ Roy W. Brown Middle School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ District Administration, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ Board of Education Members, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed September 5, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°55′29″N 74°00′22″W / 40.92469°N 74.006235°W / 40.92469; -74.006235

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