Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)

Ridgefield School District
Address
555 Chestnut Street
Ridgefield
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07657
United States
Coordinates40°49′50″N 73°59′55″W / 40.830634°N 73.998497°W / 40.830634; -73.998497
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAlexander Anemone
Business administratorEdward Izbicki (interim)
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,391 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty160.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.ridgefieldschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,50140$18,8918.5%
1Budgetary Cost17,4914314,78318.3%
2Classroom Instruction11,199478,76327.8%
6Support Services2,823412,39218.0%
8Administrative Cost1,47391,485−0.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,548231,783−13.2%
13Extracurricular Activities3851726843.7%
16Median Teacher Salary66,6644164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

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

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,391 students and 160.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fourth-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]

The district offers a wide variety of opportunities for students of all abilities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, including a special education magnet school. Since the early 1990s, the district has served special needs youngsters from Ridgefield and from other districts in a state-recognized program, using learning centers at all four schools.[5]

Ridgefield's Academic Decathlon team consistently places among regional and state competitions. The district's schools offer a full range of athletics at all levels.

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Ridgefield 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. ^ Ridgefield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 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 Ridgefield School District. Composition: The Ridgefield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ridgefield."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Special Education Magnet Program, Ridgefield School District. Accessed December 26, 2023,