Franklin Lakes Public Schools
| Franklin Lakes Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Frank Romano, III | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Michael Solokas | ||||
| Address: | 490 Pulis Avenue Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,491 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 151.5 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 9.8 | ||||
| Web site: | District web site | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $15,849 | 87 | $12,420 | 27.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,268 | 87 | 7,588 | 35.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,289 | 82 | 1,771 | 29.2% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,603 | 66 | 1,411 | 13.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,591 | 65 | 1,462 | 8.8% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 96 | 51 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 56,125 | 52 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Franklin Lakes Public Schools are a community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,491 students and 151.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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]
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district consisting of two four-year public high schools serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff. Students have the option to attend either Indian Hills High School in Oakland or Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes.[4][5]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Artist Historians" Social Studies program at Franklin Avenue Middle School.[6]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
- Elementary Schools (K-5)
- Colonial Road School (K-5; 364 students)
- High Mountain Road School (PreK-5; 278)
- Woodside Avenue School (K-5; 330)
- Middle School (6-8)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Franklin Lakes School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2009.
- ^ Van Dusen, Matthew. "Ramapo-Indian Hills schools chief to retire.", The Record (Bergen County), October 24, 2007. "Later, parents of Oakland students protested their lack of choice, and students in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland can now attend either school."
- ^ Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School 2010 District narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 14, 2011. "The Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District serves students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff in a comprehensive two-campus setting. Students from the three communities may choose which of the two high schools they wish to attend for their four-year high school experience."
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2006.
- ^ Data for the Franklin Lakes Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2011.
- ^ Superintendent, Franklin Lakes Public Schools. Accessed April 14, 2011.
- ^ User Friendly Budget, Franklin Lakes Public Schools, March 18, 2011. Accessed April 14, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Franklin Lakes Public Schools
- Franklin Lakes Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Franklin Lakes Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District website
- Franklin Lakes Education Association
