Englewood Cliffs Public Schools

Englewood Cliffs Public Schools
Address
143 Charlotte Place
Englewood Cliffs
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07632
United States
Coordinates40°52′31″N 73°57′25″W / 40.875166°N 73.956834°W / 40.875166; -73.956834
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJennifer Brower
Business administratorJessenia Kan
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment439 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty48.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.englewoodcliffs.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,88157$18,89115.8%
1Budgetary Cost17,1785514,15921.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,263408,6597.0%
6Support Services4,435632,167104.7%
8Administrative Cost1,984611,54728.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,447211,612−10.2%
13Extracurricular Activities101104−90.4%
16Median Teacher Salary66,2555061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Englewood Cliffs Public Schools is a community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Englewood Cliffs, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 439 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.1:1.[1]

Based on 2013 data for the Upper School, 78.8% of students speak English as their primary language at home, with Korean (9.7%) being the most common non-English language. 1.8% of students are classified as having limited English proficiency.[4] 45.6% of students in the school were classified as Asian / Pacific Islander in the 2011-12 school year.[5]

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.[6]

For high school, public school students attend Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Englewood Public School District that dates back to 1967.[7] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,049 students and 84.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Englewood Cliffs 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. ^ Englewood Cliffs Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Englewood Cliffs Public Schools. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through eight in the Englewood Cliffs School District. Composition: The Department Chairperson [sic] School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Englewood Cliffs."
  4. ^ Englewood Cliffs Upper School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 11, 2014.
  5. ^ School Data for Upper School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 18, 2014.
  7. ^ Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 25, 2017. "Dwight Morrow High School is a progressive community of learners consisting of approximately 1112 students and 118 faculty members. Our 9th through 12th grade school is a part of a send/receive relationship between the City of Englewood and the Borough of Englewood Cliffs."
  8. ^ School data for Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.