Fort Lee School District

Fort Lee Public Schools
Address
231 Main Street
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07024
United States
Coordinates40°51′06″N 73°58′18″W / 40.851780°N 73.971760°W / 40.851780; -73.971760
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentRobert Kravitz
Business administratorLindita Agastra (acting)
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment4,074 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty331.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websiteflboe.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,19730$18,891−9.0%
1Budgetary Cost13,4923214,783−8.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,137278,763−7.1%
6Support Services2,416602,3921.0%
8Administrative Cost1,343311,485−9.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,248131,783−30.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3228026820.1%
16Median Teacher Salary66,0005864,043
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
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The Fort Lee School District or Fort Lee Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, then comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,074 students and 331.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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 Fort Lee School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Fort Lee Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Fort Lee Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Fort Lee Public Schools. Composition: The Fort Lee Public Schools are comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Fort Lee."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.