Hackensack Public Schools
| Hackensack Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Joseph Abate (interim) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Mark Kramer | ||||
| Address: | 191 Second Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 |
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| Grade Range: | pre-K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 7 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 5,118 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 397 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.89 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hackensackschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
pre-K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $14,653 | 80 | $13,632 | 7.5% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,687 | 94 | 8,035 | 20.6% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,676 | 31 | 2,166 | -22.6% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,384 | 61 | 1,379 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,628 | 62 | 1,674 | -2.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 277 | 69 | 258 | 7.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 75,126 | 103 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of pre-K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Hackensack Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the City of Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Hackensack High School serves high school students living in neighboring communities as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, including South Hackensack, Rochelle Park and Maywood.[3]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 5,118 students and 397 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.89.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Jackson Avenue Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[5]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) include:
- Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Fairmount Elementary School (607 students)
- Fanny Meyer Hillers School (557)
- Jackson Avenue School (461)
- Nellie K. Parker School (458)
- Middle School
- Hackensack Middle School serves grades 5-8 (1225)
- High School
- Hackensack High School serves students in grades 9-12 (1,711)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Joseph Abate, Superintendent (interim)[9]
- Rosemary Marks, Assistant Superintendent
- Mark Kramer, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 5, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Hackensack High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Hackensack High School (HHS) is a four-year comprehensive secondary school with a student population of about 1800 students. Hackensack High School serves the communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood and Rochelle Park."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Board of Education, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed April 3, 2011.
- ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Alvarado, Monsy. "State aid helps Hackensack school district hire more staff", The Record (Bergen County), August 24, 2011. Accessed September 5, 2011. "The extra biology teacher will allow the high school to keep those science classes at around 24 students per class, said Ray Gonzalez, interim superintendent of schools. The additional funds will also pay for computer upgrades, said Mark Kramer, the district’s business administrator."
[edit] External links
- Hackensack Public Schools
- Hackensack Elementary School portal
- Hackensack Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°53′23″N 74°02′31″W / 40.889732°N 74.041821°W
