Cedar Grove Schools

Cedar Grove Schools
Address
520 Pompton Avenue
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07009
United States
Coordinates40°51′04″N 74°13′46″W / 40.851206°N 74.229477°W / 40.851206; -74.229477
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAnthony Grosso
Business administratorMichael DeVita
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,602 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty152.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteOfficial website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,16616$18,891−9.1%
1Budgetary Cost13,5442314,783−8.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,10688,763−18.9%
6Support Services1,871172,392−21.8%
8Administrative Cost1,980451,48533.3%
10Operations & Maintenance2,096441,78317.6%
13Extracurricular Activities4883226882.1%
16Median Teacher Salary57,5631764,043
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 Cedar Grove Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cedar Grove, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,602 students and 152.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[1]

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Cedar Grove Township School District". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Cedar Grove Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Cedar Grove Schools. Accessed December 21, 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 Cedar Grove School District. Composition: The Cedar Grove School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cedar Grove."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2019.