Hawthorne Public Schools

Hawthorne Public Schools
Address
445 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
United States
Coordinates 40°57′12″N 74°09′19″W / 40.95345°N 74.155252°W / 40.95345; -74.155252Coordinates: 40°57′12″N 74°09′19″W / 40.95345°N 74.155252°W / 40.95345; -74.155252
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Richard A. Spirito
Business administrator Trude Engle
Schools 5
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,355 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Faculty 189.5 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website www.hawthorne.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,68031$18,891-6.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,9623914,783-5.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,537468,763-2.6%
6Support Services2,112412,392-11.7%
8Administrative Cost1,464261,485-1.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,492251,783-16.3%
13Extracurricular Activities3001226811.9%
16Median Teacher Salary58,2471564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

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

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district and its five schools had an enrollment of 2,355 students and 189.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[1]

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

Awards and recognition

Jefferson Elementary School received the National Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in the 2011-12 school year.[4][5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools
  • Jefferson Elementary School[9] (268 students; in grades K-5)
    • Stephen Droske, Principal[10]
  • Roosevelt Elementary School[11] (558; K-5)
    • Joseph Pisacane, Principal[12]
  • Washington Elementary School[13] (249; K-5)
    • Susan Spinelli, Principal[14]
Middle school
  • Lincoln Middle School[15] (584; 6-8)
    • Erin Devor, Principal[16]
    • Robert Bertolini, Assistant Principal[16]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][20]

  • Richard A. Spirito, Superintendent
  • Trude Engle, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Hawthorne Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  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 January 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Corbett, Nic. "14 N.J. schools earn National Blue Ribbon Award", The Star-Ledger, September 15, 2011. Accessed October 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2016, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ School Data for the Hawthorne Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Hawthorne Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Passaic County 2016-17 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 9, 2017. Accessed October 4, 2018
  9. ↑ Jefferson Elementary School, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Administration, Jefferson Elementary School. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ Roosevelt Elementary School, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Administration, Roosevelt Elementary School. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ Washington Elementary School, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ Administration, Washington Elementary School. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ Lincoln Middle School, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Administration, Lincoln Middle School. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 Administration, Hawthorne High School. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ Central Office, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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