Emerson School District

The Emerson School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Emerson, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

For the former school district in Arkansas, see Emerson School District (Arkansas).

Emerson School District
Address
Administration Building Emerson, NJ 07630 United States
Coordinates	40.974835°N 74.030247°W / 40.974835; -74.030247
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Brian P. Gatens
Business administrator	Dr. Phillip H. Nisonoff
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,139 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	98.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,755 11 $18,891 −11.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,262 19 14,783 −10.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,365 11 8,763 −16.0% 6 Support Services 1,710 8 2,392 −28.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,881 41 1,485 26.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,639 29 1,783 −8.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 635 41 268 136.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 56,050 13 64,043 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 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,139 students and 98.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[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

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools

• Memorial Elementary School[7] with 302 students in PreK-2
  • Kristin Gagliano, Principal
• Patrick M. Villano Elementary School[8] with 316 students in grades 3-6
  • Jessica Espinoza, Principal

High school

• Emerson Jr./Sr. High School[9] with 496 students in grades 7-12
  • Brian Hutchinson, Principal

Administration

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

• Brian P. Gatens, Superintendent[11]
• Dr. Philip H. Nisonoff, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[12]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Emerson Public School 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 3, 2014.
4. School Data for the Emerson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
5. Our Schools, Emerson Public Schools. Accessed May 27, 2020.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Emerson School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. Memorial Elementary School, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
8. Patrick M. Villano Elementary School, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
9. Emerson Junior-Senior High School, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. Superintendent, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
12. Assistant Superintendent/Business Administrator, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
13. 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.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Borough of Emerson School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 27, 2020. "The Borough of Emerson School District is a Type II District located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is governed by a five member board elected to three-year terms 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."
15. Board of Education, Emerson School District. Accessed May 27, 2020. "The Board of Education is composed of five members, each elected from the community. Collectively, the members, along with district administration, set policy and direction for the Emerson Public Schools."

External links

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