North Haledon School District

The North Haledon School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from North Haledon, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

North Haledon School District
Address
515 High Mountain Road North Haledon, NJ 07508 United States
Coordinates
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Nicholas S. Coffaro
Business administrator	Debra Andreniuk
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	624 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	59.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,202 14 $18,891 −14.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,327 6 14,159 −20.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,377 7 8,659 −14.8% 6 Support Services 1,588 13 2,167 −26.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,393 12 1,547 −10.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 901 3 1,612 −44.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 44 9 104 −57.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 51,755 4 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, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 624 students and 59.3 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 "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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Manchester Regional High School, which serves students from Haledon, North Haledon, and Prospect Park.[5][6] The school is located in Haledon. The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's schools without cost to their parents, with tuition paid by the state. Available slots are announced annually by grade.[7] North Haledon residents had successfully voted in 2003 to leave the district, choosing to send their high school aged students to Midland Park High School in nearby Bergen County, New Jersey. In August 2004, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided against North Haledon, citing that the town's exit from the district would shift the ethnic and racial balance of the high school.[8] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 833 students and 62.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[9]

In recent years however, many students have been attending many other schools, with a smaller number attending Manchester Regional High School. These schools include DePaul Catholic High School, Paramus Catholic High School, Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Bergen Catholic High School, and Passaic County Technical Institute.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12]

Elementary school

• Memorial School[13] with 344 students in grades K–4
  • Melissa Tait, Principal[14]

Middle school

• High Mountain School[15] with 275 students in grades 5–8
  • Antonella Lind, Principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][16]

• Nicholas S. Coffaro, Superintendent[17]
• Debra Andreniuk, Business Administrator[18]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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 2013) as part of the November general election.[19][20][21]

References

1. District information for North Haledon 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. North Haledon Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PreKindergarten through eight in the North Haledon School District. Composition: The North Haledon School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of North Haledon."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 26, 2015.
5. Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Manchester Regional High School (MRHS) serves 903 students from the Passaic County boroughs of Haledon, North Haledon and Prospect Park. It is also one of only two Interdistrict Public Choice Schools in the county providing a quality college preparatory curriculum to students outside the district who want to avail themselves of this program. One hundred four students from Essex, Bergen and Passaic Counties are enrolled at the school."
6. Zaremba, Justin. "Judge recommends revisions to Manchester Regional High School funding formula", The Gazette (Hawthorne), March 29, 2011. Accessed January 26, 2015. "For the past two decades, North Haledon has sought to redress the taxation rate for the Manchester Regional School District, contending that residents pay a disproportionate amount per pupil compared to Haledon and Prospect Park. North Haledon has also attempted to withdraw from the district, which would drastically increase the tax rate on the two smaller municipalities."
7. Interdistrict Public School Choice: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 26, 2015.
8. In the Matter of the Petition for Authorization to Conduct a Referendum on the Withdrawal of North Haledon School District from the Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District (A-13-03), New Jersey Supreme Court, decided August 11, 2004. Accessed January 26, 2015.
9. School data for Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
10. School Data for the North Haledon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the North Haledon School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.
12. Passaic County 2018-19 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed April 5, 2020.
13. Memorial School, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020.
14. Administration, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020.
15. High Mountain School, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020.
16. New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.
17. Superintendent's Messages and Newsletters, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020.
18. Business Office, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 5, 2020.
19. 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.
20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the North Haledon Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 6, 2020. "The North Haledon 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."
21. Board Members, North Haledon School District. Accessed April 6, 2020.

External links

• North Haledon School District
• North Haledon School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the North Haledon School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Manchester Regional High School