Fairview Public Schools

Fairview Public Schools
This is the logo for Fairview Public Schools.
Address
130 Hamilton Avenue
Fairview
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07022
United States
Coordinates40°48′46″N 73°59′50″W / 40.812835°N 73.997229°W / 40.812835; -73.997229
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentDavid Sleppin
Business administratorJohn Bussanich
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,557 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty104.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitefairviewps.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,0304$18,891−25.7%
1Budgetary Cost8,590114,159−39.3%
2Classroom Instruction4,76818,659−44.9%
6Support Services98512,167−54.5%
8Administrative Cost1,454291,547−6.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,185121,612−26.5%
13Extracurricular Activities379104−64.4%
16Median Teacher Salary53,175761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Fairview Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Fairview, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,557 students and 104.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1.[1]

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

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Fairview attend Cliffside Park High School in Cliffside Park as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Cliffside Park School District.[5][6] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,192 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[7] The Fairview Board of Education appoints a representative to serve on the Board of the Cliffside Park district.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Fairview Public 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. ^ Fairview Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Fairview Public Schools. Accessed January 30, 2024. "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 eight in the Fairview School District. Composition: The Fairview School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Fairview."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Home Page, Fairview Public Schools. Accessed January 30, 2024. "The current elementary population is approximately 1600 children and is expected to continue to rise before leveling off later in the decade. In addition, there are approximately 550 Fairview high school students attending Cliffside Park High School."
  6. ^ About Our Schools, Cliffside Park School District. Accessed January 30, 2024. "The Cliffside Park School System is composed of a high school, grades 9-12 and four elementary schools, two housing grades K-6, one housing grades Pre-K - 6, and one housing grades K-8.... Cliffside Park is a receiving district for high school students from Fairview."
  7. ^ School data for Cliffside Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Board of Education Members, Cliffside Park School District. Accessed January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Cliffside Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2024. "The Board of Education ('Board') of the Borough of Cliffside Park School District ('District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Cliffside Park School District is a Type II district located in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members and a Borough of Fairview Representative, all elected to three-year terms"