Park Ridge Public Schools

Park Ridge Public Schools
2 Park Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
District information
Grades PreK to 12
Superintendent Dr. Robert Gamper
Business administrator Robert Wright
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,319 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 125.6 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.parkridge.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,39543$18,89118.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,8014614,78320.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,783428,76311.6%
6Support Services3,725482,39255.7%
8Administrative Cost1,982461,48533.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,640301,783-8.0%
13Extracurricular Activities66042268146.3%
16Median Teacher Salary67,0114264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

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

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,319 students and 125.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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
  • East Brook Elementary School[6] (grades PreK-6; 350 students)
    • Kevin Stokes, Principal
  • West Ridge Elementary School[7] (PreK-6; 338)
    • Christine McCaffery, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

  • Dr. Robert Gamper, Superintendent[11]
  • Robert Wright, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Park Ridge 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 October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ School Data for the Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Park Ridge Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ East Brook Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ West Ridge Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Park Ridge High School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ 2016-2017 Directory. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Superintendent. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Business Office. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.

Coordinates: 41°02′04″N 74°02′32″W / 41.034469°N 74.042096°W / 41.034469; -74.042096

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