Highland Park Public Schools

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

For the school district serving Highland Park, Michigan (Detroit area), see Highland Park Schools.
Highland Park Public Schools
435 Mansfield Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904
District information
Gradespre-K to 12
SuperintendentDr. Scott Taylor
Business administratorLinda Hoefele
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,464 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty119.8 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.22:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.hpschools.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,55841$18,8918.8%
1Budgetary Cost15,0063414,7831.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,825348,7630.7%
6Support Services2,678402,39212.0%
8Administrative Cost1,729301,48516.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,406131,783−21.1%
13Extracurricular Activities3661426836.6%
16Median Teacher Salary61,5992864,043
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

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,464 students and 119.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.22:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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
Highland Park High School

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools
  • Irving Primary School[7] (PreK-1; 290 students)
    • Principal: Kelly Freeborn
  • Bartle Elementary School[8] (grades 2-5; 436)
    • Principal: Anthony Benjamin
Middle school
  • Highland Park Middle School[9] (grades 6-8; 325)
    • Principal: Jennifer Osemwegie
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11]

  • Dr. Scott Taylor, Superintendent[12]
  • Linda Hoefele, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[13]

References
  1. District information for Highland Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 8, 2014.
  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 8, 2014.
  4. School Data for the Highland Park Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 8, 2014.
  5. Schools, Highland Park School District. Accessed August 28, 2016.
  6. New Jersey School Directory for the Highland Park Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. Irving Primary School, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2016.
  8. Bartle Elementary School, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2016.
  9. Highland Park Middle School, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2016.
  10. Highland Park High School, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed August 28, 2016.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. Staff Directory: Central Office, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2015.
  13. Staff Directory: Business Office, Highland Park Public Schools. Accessed October 4, 2015.

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