Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)

Ridgefield School District
555 Chestnut Street
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Dr. Frank Romano
Business administrator Richard Guarini
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,639 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 162.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 10.08:1
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website http://www.ridgefieldschools.com
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$20,50140$18,8918.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,4914314,78318.3%
2Classroom Instruction11,199478,76327.8%
6Support Services2,823412,39218.0%
8Administrative Cost1,47391,485-0.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,548231,783-13.2%
13Extracurricular Activities3851726843.7%
16Median Teacher Salary66,6644164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Ridgefield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Ridgefield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,639 students and 162.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.08:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fourth-lowest 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]

The District offers a wide variety of opportunities for students of all abilities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, including a special education magnet school. Since the early 1990s, the District has served special needs youngsters from Ridgefield and from other districts in a state-recognized program, using learning centers at all four schools.

Ridgefield's Academic Decathlon team consistently places among regional and state competitions. The districts schools offer a full range of athletics at all levels.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5]

Preschool
Elementary schools
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ School Data for the Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Ridgefield School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Shaler Academy, Ridgefield School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bergen Boulevard School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Slocum-Skewes School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ridgefield Memorial High School, Ridgefield School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Board Directory, Ridgefield Schools. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.

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Coordinates: 40°49′50″N 73°59′55″W / 40.830634°N 73.998497°W / 40.830634; -73.998497

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