Little Falls Township Public Schools
Encyclopedia
The Little Falls Township Public Schools is a community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Little Falls
, in Passaic County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 909 students and 67.6 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 "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.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School
. The regional public high school serves students from Little Falls, Totowa Borough
and Woodland Park Borough (formerly West Paterson). The school facility is located in Little Falls.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle school
School district
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that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Little Falls
Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
, in Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 909 students and 67.6 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 "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.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
. The regional public high school serves students from Little Falls, Totowa Borough
Totowa, New Jersey
Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,892.Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne...
and Woodland Park Borough (formerly West Paterson). The school facility is located in Little Falls.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary schools
Middle school
- School #1, with 392 students in grades 5-8
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Robert Otnisky, Interim Superintendent
- Louise Davis, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Little Falls Township Public Schools website
- Data for the Little Falls Township 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...
- Passaic Valley Regional High School