Dumont Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Dumont Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Dumont
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,817 students and 168.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.8.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.
) are:
Elementary Schools
High School
School district
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that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Dumont
Dumont, New Jersey
Dumont is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 17,479 at the 2010 Census.Dumont was formed on July 20, 1894, as the Borough of Schraalenburgh from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping...
, in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,817 students and 168.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.8.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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.
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools
- Grant School (K-5) with 433 students; founded 1911
- Honiss School (K-8) with 700 students; founded 1955
- Lincoln School (K-5) with 204 students; founded 1911
- Selzer School (K-8) with 597 students; founded 1960
High School
- Dumont High SchoolDumont High SchoolDumont High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Dumont, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Dumont Public Schools....
with 883 students (founded 1932) Student of the month Nicole Perrotto of Honiss school for her outstnding achievements.
Administration
Core members of the schools administration are:- Emanuele Triggiano - Superintendent
- Kevin Cartotto - Business Administrator
External links
- Dumont Public Schools
- Dumont Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...