Bergenfield Public Schools

The Bergenfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Bergenfield Public Schools
Address
100 South Prospect Avenue Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Coordinates	40.92469°N 74.006235°W / 40.92469; -74.006235
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Christopher Tully
Business administrator	David DiPisa
Schools	7
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,563 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	272.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,937 43 $18,891 −5.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,264 64 14,783 3.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,215 73 8,763 5.2% 6 Support Services 2,052 37 2,392 −14.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,762 93 1,485 18.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,871 73 1,783 4.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 261 58 268 −2.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,110 52 64,043 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

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 3,563 students and 272.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary School[7] (338 students; in grades K-5)
• Hoover Elementary School[8] (237; K-5)
• Jefferson Elementary School[9] (262; K-5)
• Lincoln Elementary School[10] (396; PreK-5)
• Washington Elementary School[11] (294; K-5)

Middle school

• Roy W. Brown Middle School[12] (836; 6-8)

High school

• Bergenfield High School[13] (1,174; 9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

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

The district's board of education has five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[16][17]

References

1. District information for Bergenfield Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. "Board Appoints Next Superintendent of Schools", Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020. "The Bergenfield Public School District is comprised of five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school serving over 3,500 students. The district is diverse, with over 63 languages are spoken in the homes of our students and over 40% of the student population qualified to receive free and reduced lunch."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 5, 2014.
5. School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Bergenfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. Franklin Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
8. Hoover Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
9. Jefferson Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
10. Lincoln Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
11. Washington Elementary School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
12. Roy W. Brown Middle School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
13. Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
14. District Administration, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
17. Board of Education Members, Bergenfield Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2020.

External links

• Bergenfield Public Schools website
• Bergenfield Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics