North Bergen School District
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The North Bergen School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Bergen
, in Hudson County
, New Jersey
, United States.
Students from Guttenberg
attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Guttenberg Public School District
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 7,482 students and 556.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.
) are:
Elementary Schools
High School
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Bergen
North Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...
, in Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, 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.
Students from Guttenberg
Guttenberg, New Jersey
Guttenberg , is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 11,176. Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg is one of the smallest municipalities in New Jersey and the most densely populated incorporated place in the...
attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Guttenberg Public School District
Guttenberg Public School District
The Guttenberg Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 7,482 students and 556.4 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 13.4.
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 "B", the second 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.
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
- Franklin School (K-8; 634 students)
- Robert Fulton School (K-8; 1,131)
- John F. Kennedy School (K-8; 511)
- Lincoln School (PreK-8; 1,367)
- Horace Mann School (K-8; 1,081)
- McKinley School (PreK-8; 378)
High School
- North Bergen High SchoolNorth Bergen High SchoolNorth Bergen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Bergen School District....
for grades 9-12 (2,380 students)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Robert Dandorph, Superintendent
- Steven Somick, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- North Bergen School District
- Data for the North Bergen School District, 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...