Palisades Park Public School District
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The Palisades Park Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Palisades Park
, in Bergen County, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,413 students and 128.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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:
School district
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that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Palisades Park
Palisades Park, New Jersey
Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,622....
, in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,413 students and 128.3 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 11.0.
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 "CD", the sixth 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:
- Dr. Charles R. Smith Early Childhood Center with 241 students in grades K-1
- Lauren Reisenauer, Principal / Supervisor of Special Services
- Lindbergh Elementary School, with 656 students in grades 2-7
- Toni Bongard, Principal
- Frank Donohue, Vice Principal
- Palisades Park High SchoolPalisades Park High SchoolPalisades Park Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Palisades Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Palisades Park Public School District.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...
with 515 students in grades 8-12- Nicholas Cipriano, Principal
- Joseph Cirillo, Vice Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration include:- George Fasciano, Interim Superintendent of Schools
- Diane Montemurro, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Palisades Park Public School District
- Data for the Palisades Park Public 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...