Carlstadt Public Schools

The Carlstadt Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Carlstadt in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Carlstadt Public Schools
Address
550 Washington Street Carlstadt, NJ 07072 United States
Coordinates	40.843197°N 74.095128°W / 40.843197; -74.095128
District information
Grades	PreK to 8
Superintendent	Stephen Kollinok
Business administrator	Megan Pepe
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	562 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	45.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.carlstadt.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,295 49 $18,891 7.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,733 37 14,159 4.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,950 39 8,659 3.4% 6 Support Services 2,034 23 2,167 −6.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,864 56 1,547 20.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,824 49 1,612 13.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 47 10 104 −54.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 70,482 58 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 562 students and 45.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[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.[4]

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new elementary / middle school was held on June 4, 2005 at the site of the new school, adjacent to the Lindbergh School.[5] With the opening of the new Carlstadt Public School, which now serves all of Carlstadt's K-8 students, the Lincoln and Washington school sites have been turned over to the borough and plans have been developed to convert the sites for senior housing.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, which serves high school students from both Carlstadt and East Rutherford as part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District.[7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 491 students and 37.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[8]

Schools

Carlstadt Public School serves students in grades Pre-K to 8.[9] The school had an enrollment of 549 students as of the 2018–19 school year (based on enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics).[10]

• Kenneth Foy, Principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• Stephen M. Kollinok, Superintendent[13]
• Megan Pepe, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[14][15][16]

References

1. District information for Carlstadt Publicschool District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Carlstadt Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Carlstadt Public Schools. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Carlstadt School District. Composition: The Carlstadt School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Carlstadt."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 27, 2014.
5. Artist's rendering of the new school (PDF) Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. Staff. "Carlstadt could start senior housing complex by September", South Bergenite, May 26, 2011. Accessed July 5, 2011. "With the two borough senior groups giving the thumbs up to a long-awaited concept, borough officials will soon commence a project to build an affordable senior housing complex for Carlstadt residents only, not at the previously targeted Washington School site, but at Lincoln School on Sixth Street. The former school will be refurbished and converted to apartments. The plan is to refurbish Lincoln School on Sixth Street to its historical circa 1909 state and convert the inside of the building to 20 apartments while keeping offices and the gymnasium for senior activity rooms."
7. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2017. "The Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District is composed of one four-year comprehensive high school named Henry P. Becton Regional High School. The school district strives to meet the general and individual needs of the students and the Carlstadt and East Rutherford communities."
8. School data for Henry P. Becton Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Carlstadt Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. School Data for the Carlstadt Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
11. Faculty and Staff Directory, Carlstadt Public Schools. Accessed February 11, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. Superintendent's Message, Carlstadt Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2018.
14. 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.
15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Carlstadt School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed August 13, 2020. "The Carlstadt Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
16. Board of Education Members, Carlstadt Public Schools. Accessed February 11, 2020.

External links

• Carlstadt Public Schools
• Carlstadt Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Carlstadt Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District