Bloomfield Public Schools

Not to be confused with Bloomfield Schools in New Mexico.

Bloomfield Public Schools
Address
155 Broad Street
Bloomfield
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07003
Coordinates40°47′57″N 74°11′48″W / 40.799133°N 74.196779°W / 40.799133; -74.196779
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentSalvatore Goncalves
Business administratorHwey-Hwey "Vicky" Guo
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment6,191 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty538.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteOfficial website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,84812$18,891−16.1%
1Budgetary Cost12,2811014,783−16.9%
2Classroom Instruction7,594128,763−13.3%
6Support Services1,42652,392−40.4%
8Administrative Cost1,682871,48513.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,17691,783−34.0%
13Extracurricular Activities19931268−25.7%
16Median Teacher Salary53,300464,043
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 Bloomfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bloomfield, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,191 students and 538.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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 Bloomfield Township 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. ^ Bloomfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bloomfield Public Schools. Accessed February 6, 2020. "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 Bloomfield School District. Composition: The Bloomfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bloomfield."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 22, 2014.