Kearny School District

Kearny School District
Address
100 Davis Avenue
Kearny
, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07032
United States
Coordinates40°45′24″N 74°08′53″W / 40.756695°N 74.148102°W / 40.756695; -74.148102
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentFlora Encarnacao
Business administratorJuan Faciolince
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment5,142 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty455.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.kearnyschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,8543$18,891−21.4%
1Budgetary Cost12,5321314,783−15.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,892178,763−9.9%
6Support Services1,13612,392−52.5%
8Administrative Cost1,725901,48516.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,512371,783−15.2%
13Extracurricular Activities19328268−28.0%
16Median Teacher Salary68,3837364,043
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

The Kearny School District is a public school district that provides public education for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Town of Kearny, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 5,142 students and 455.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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 Kearny, 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. ^ Kearny Public Schools District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Kearny School District. Accessed May 2, 2022. "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 Kearny School District. Composition: The Kearny School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Town of Kearny."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 29, 2014.