Park Ridge Public Schools

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Park Ridge Public Schools
2 Park Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
District information
Grades pre-K to 12
Superintendent Dr. Robert Gamper
Business administrator Robert Wright
Schools 3
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,250 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 112.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 11.14:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.parkridge.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1A Total Spending $22,395 43 $18,891 18.5%
1 Budgetary Cost 17,801 46 14,783 20.4%
2 Classroom Instruction 9,783 42 8,763 11.6%
6 Support Services 3,725 48 2,392 55.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,982 46 1,485 33.5%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,640 30 1,783 -8.0%
13 Extracurricular Activities 660 42 268 146.3%
16 Median Teacher Salary 67,011 42 64,043
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 Park Ridge Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Park Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,250 students and 112.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.14:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[3]

Schools

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

Elementary schools
  • East Brook Elementary School[6] (grades PreK-6; 372 students)
    • Sheldon Silver, Principal
  • West Ridge Elementary School[7] (PreK-6; 376)
    • Christine McCaffery, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

  • Dr. Robert Gamper, Superintendent[11]
  • Robert Wright, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[12]

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Park Ridge School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 21, 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 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ School Data for the Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Park Ridge Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ East Brook Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ West Ridge Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Park Ridge High School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Staff Directory. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ Superintendent. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Business Office. Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed October 21, 2014.
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