Hoboken Public Schools
Encyclopedia
Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district
located in Hoboken
, New Jersey
, United States
, that serves children in kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Hoboken Public Schools serves the city of Hoboken. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
s statewide.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 1,873 students and 191.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8.
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.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
Hoboken's continuing position as an Abbott district is extremely tenuous. By the 2010 census Hoboken is likely to be identified as one of the wealthiest single square miles in the North Eastern United States; yet the pockets of poverty which persist continue to make up a large percentage of the public-school bound population. However it may be increasingly difficult to argue for public school funding into Hoboken from other parts of the state while Hoboken's per capita income begins to rival that of areas such as Park Slope, New York, Cambridge Mass. or the Rittenhouse Square district of Philadelphia.
) are:
Elementary schools (K-8)
High schools (9-12)
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
located in Hoboken
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
, 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
United States
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, that serves children in kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through twelfth grade. Hoboken Public Schools serves the city of Hoboken. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
s statewide.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 1,873 students and 191.9 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 9.8.
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.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
The Interdistrict Public School Choice Program is a program designed to expand educational choices for New Jersey students by providing them with the option of attending a school district outside their district of residence without cost to their parents and paid for by the state of New Jersey...
, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students 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...
.
Hoboken's continuing position as an Abbott district is extremely tenuous. By the 2010 census Hoboken is likely to be identified as one of the wealthiest single square miles in the North Eastern United States; yet the pockets of poverty which persist continue to make up a large percentage of the public-school bound population. However it may be increasingly difficult to argue for public school funding into Hoboken from other parts of the state while Hoboken's per capita income begins to rival that of areas such as Park Slope, New York, Cambridge Mass. or the Rittenhouse Square district of Philadelphia.
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 (K-8)
- Calabro Primary School (162 students)
- Linda Palumbo, Principal
- Connors Primary School (388)
- Laurinda Pereira, Principal
- John Bussanich, Vice Principal
- Wallace Primary School (713)
- Bartholomew Reilly, Principal
- Maria Morales, Vice Principal
High schools (9-12)
- Demarest High School (70)
- Thomas Fitzgibbons, Principal
- Hoboken High SchoolHoboken High SchoolHoboken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, part of the Hoboken Public Schools district.As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 49.5 classroom teachers , for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.The school was the...
(552)- Albert J. Joy, Interim Principal
- Robin Piccapietra, Vice Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Mark Toback, Superintendent
- Robert Davis, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Hoboken Public Schools
- Data for the Hoboken 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...