Belleville School District

Belleville School District
Address
56 Ralph Street
Belleville
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07109
United States
Coordinates40°48′14″N 74°09′45″W / 40.803849°N 74.162548°W / 40.803849; -74.162548
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentRichard D. Tomko
Business administratorMatthew J. Paladino
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment4,548 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty361.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.bellevilleschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,1904$18,891−19.6%
1Budgetary Cost11,100114,783−24.9%
2Classroom Instruction6,72418,763−23.3%
6Support Services1,56582,392−34.6%
8Administrative Cost1,360341,485−8.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,222111,783−31.5%
13Extracurricular Activities16217268−39.6%
16Median Teacher Salary67,3306564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
Bellville Schools administrative building

The Belleville School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Belleville, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 4,548 students and 361.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[1]

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Belleville Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Belleville Board of Education District Bylaws - Identification, Belleville School District. Accessed October 10, 2023. "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 Belleville School District. Composition - The Belleville School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Belleville."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 22, 2014.