Clark Public School District

Clark Public School District
Address
365 Westfield Avenue
Clark
, Union County, New Jersey, 07066
United States
Coordinates40°37′23″N 74°18′43″W / 40.623114°N 74.311967°W / 40.623114; -74.311967
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentEdward Grande
Business administratorR. Paul Vizzuso
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,299 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty184.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.clarkschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,05011$18,891−15.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,8011814,783−13.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,529178,763−14.1%
6Support Services2,022312,392−15.5%
8Administrative Cost1,433211,485−3.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,368141,783−23.3%
13Extracurricular Activities4304626860.4%
16Median Teacher Salary54,743364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Students from Garwood, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.[4][5]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,299 students and 184.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[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.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Clark Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Clark Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020. "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 Clark School District. Composition: The Clark School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clark."
  4. ^ Clark Township Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The school district educates more than 2,350 students in five buildings and enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 district. They subsequently attend grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
  5. ^ About Us, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed June 5, 2016. "High school students attend ALJ High School in Clark, NJ"
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.