Elmwood Park Public Schools

Elmwood Park Public Schools
Address
60 East 53rd Street
Elmwood Park
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07407
United States
Coordinates40°54′08″N 74°07′00″W / 40.902267°N 74.116652°W / 40.902267; -74.116652
District information
Gradespre-K to 12
SuperintendentAnthony Iachetti
Business administratorMark S. Jacobus
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,586 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty195.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.elmwoodparkschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,5432$18,891−23.0%
1Budgetary Cost9,469114,783−35.9%
2Classroom Instruction5,01518,763−42.8%
6Support Services1,56252,392−34.7%
8Administrative Cost1,494321,4850.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,10531,783−38.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1992268−25.7%
16Median Teacher Salary54,360164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Elmwood Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Elmwood Park, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,586 students and 195.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[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 Elmwood Park 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. ^ Elmwood Park Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Elmwood Park Public Schools. Accessed March 6, 2024. "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 Elmwood Park School District. Composition: The Elmwood Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Elmwood Park."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 22, 2014.