Jersey City Public Schools

Jersey City Public Schools
Address
346 Claremont Avenue
Jersey City
, Hudson County, 07305
United States
Coordinates40°42′51″N 74°05′14″W / 40.714057°N 74.087308°W / 40.714057; -74.087308
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentNorma Fernandez
Business administratorDr. Dennis Frohnapfel (Acting)
Schools39
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment29,113 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty2,173.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.jcboe.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,27395$18,04723.4%
1Budgetary Cost18,1199914,51924.8%
2Classroom Instruction10,454968,58821.7%
6Support Services2,826872,33820.9%
8Administrative Cost1,7731011,44822.4%
10Operations & Maintenance2,9001031,78762.3%
13Extracurricular Activities15214263−42.2%
16Median Teacher Salary68,3607662,707
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=106

The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising 39 schools, had an enrollment of 29,113 students and 2,173.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[6]

The district was one of three districts in New Jersey (along with Newark Public Schools and Paterson Public Schools) under "state intervention", which authorizes the state Commissioner of Education to intervene in curriculum functions.[7][8] In 2017, Jersey City became the first school district in New Jersey to regain full local control after having been under "state intervention".[9]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Jersey City Public Schools, 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. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  4. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  5. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ielp2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference cafr2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "N.J. ends state takeover of Jersey City's public schools". NJ Advance Media. July 5, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.