Park Ridge Public Schools

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.[3]

Park Ridge Public Schools
Address
85 Pascack Road Park Ridge, NJ 07656 United States
Coordinates	41.034469°N 74.042096°W
District information
Grades	PreK to 12
Superintendent	Dr. Robert Gamper
Business administrator	Robert Wright
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,245 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	119.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.4:1[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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 119.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary schools

• East Brook Elementary School[7] with 311 students in grades K-6
  • Kevin Stokes, Principal
• West Ridge Elementary School[8] with 350 students in grades PreK-6
  • Christopher Kirkby, Principal

High school

• Park Ridge High School[9] with 549 students in grades 7-12
  • Troy Lederman, Principal

Administration

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

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

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Park Ridge School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Park Ridge Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Park Pridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Park Ridge School District. Composition: The Park Ridge School District Board of Education is comprised of seven members of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Park Ridge."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 21, 2014.
5. School Data for the Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
6. New Jersey School Directory for Park Ridge Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. East Brook Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.
8. West Ridge Elementary School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.
9. Park Ridge High School, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. Superintendent, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.
12. Business Office, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.
13. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Park Ridge School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 11, 2020. "The Park Ridge Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
15. Board of Education, Park Ridge Public Schools. Accessed June 11, 2020.

External links

• Park Ridge Public Schools
• Park Ridge Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Park Ridge Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics