Hackensack Public Schools
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| Hackensack Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Edward A. Kliszus | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Dr. Joseph Cappello | ||||
| Address: | 355 State Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 7 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,881 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 299.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 16.3 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hackensackschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
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 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 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] In addition, Teterboro residents may choose between Hackensack High School and Hasbrouck Heights School District's Hasbrouck Heights High School.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,881 students and 299.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.3.[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 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) include:
Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Fairmount Elementary School (542 students)
- Joseph Cicchelli - Principal.
- Fanny Meyer Hillers School (497)
- Michael Caez - Principal.
- Jackson Avenue School (398)
- Robert Corrado - Principal.
- Nellie K. Parker School (416)
- Lillian Whitaker - Principal.
Intermediate School
- 5ive 6ix School serves grades 5 and 6 (621)
- Joy Whitting - Principal.
Middle School
- Hackensack Middle School serves grades 7 and 8 (655)
- Andrea Oates-Partchment - Principal.
High School
- Hackensack High School serves students in grades 9-12 (1,752)
- Mark Porto - Principal.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Dr. Edward A. Kliszus, Superintendent
- Dr. Joseph Cappello, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Hackensack High School 2006 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 12, 2008. "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 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ Administration, Hackensack Public Schools. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Hackensack Public Schools
- Hackensack Elementary School portal
- Hackensack Public Schools's 2008–09 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
