Highland Park Public Schools
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The Highland Park Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Highland Park
, in Middlesex County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,466 students and 127.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third 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
Middle school
High school
School district
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that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Highland Park
Highland Park, New Jersey
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,982....
, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,466 students and 127.8 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 11.5.
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 "GH", the third 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
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 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
- Irving Primary School - PreK-1, 294 students
- Principal: J. Nancy Romano
- Bartle Elementary School - grades 2-5, 478 students
- Principal: Lauren Fraser
Middle school
- Highland Park Middle School - grades 6-8, 306 students
- Principal: Jill Dobrowansky
High school
- Highland Park High School - grades 9-12, 388 students
- Principal: Frederick Williams
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Frances Wood, Superintendent
- Linda Hoefele, Business Administrator
External links
- Highland Park Public Schools
- Data for the Highland Park 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...