River Dell Regional School District
| River Dell Regional School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Patrick Fletcher | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Thomas Bonfiglio | ||||
| Address: | 230 Woodland Avenue River Edge, NJ 07661 |
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| Grade Range: | 7-12/9-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 2 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,527 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 99.8 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 15.3 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.riverdell.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
7-12/9-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $13,981 | 22 | $13,359 | 4.7% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,029 | 29 | 7,564 | 6.1% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,072 | 26 | 1,827 | 13.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,716 | 38 | 1,520 | 12.9% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,520 | 10 | 1,738 | -12.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 640 | 14 | 621 | 3.1% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 68,445 | 41 | 57,840 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47 |
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The River Dell Regional School District is a regional school district serving students in grades 7 - 12 from the Bergen County, New Jersey communities of Oradell (approximately 565 students) and River Edge (approximately 800 students).[3]
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.[4]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,527 students and 99.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.3.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2001-02 school year, River Dell Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve[5].
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district, with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- River Dell Regional Middle School in River Edge (grades 7 and 8; 550 students).
- River Dell Regional High School in Oradell (grades 9 - 12; 977 students)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7]
- Patrick J. Fletcher, Superintendent of Schools
- Thomas L. Bonfiglio, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the River Dell Regional High 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.
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Oradell, N.J.; Giving an Old Downtown a New Life", The New York Times, August 20, 2000. Accessed May 28, 2008. "IN seventh grade, Oradell youngsters enter the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with neighboring River Edge. It comprises the 423-student River Dell Middle School in River Edge for grades seven and eight and the 823-student River Dell High School in Oradell."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 2001-02 school year, River Dell Middle School, accessed July 13, 2006
- ^ Data for the River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 8, 2009.
- ^ Board of Education, River Dell Regional School District. Accessed November 8, 2009.
[edit] External links
- River Dell Regional School District
- River Dell Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°56′22″N 74°02′12″W / 40.939398°N 74.036597°W
