Lyndhurst School District

Lyndhurst School District
This is the logo for the Lyndhurst School District.
Address
420 Fern Avenue
Lyndhurst
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07071
United States
Coordinates40°48′36″N 74°07′32″W / 40.81001°N 74.125582°W / 40.81001; -74.125582
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentJoseph DeCorso
Business administratorJames Hyman
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment2,540 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty197.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.lyndhurstschools.net
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,67330$18,891−6.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,2412414,783−10.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,691198,763−12.2%
6Support Services1,835152,392−23.3%
8Administrative Cost1,726551,48516.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,401171,783−21.4%
13Extracurricular Activities3682926837.3%
16Median Teacher Salary59,0001864,043
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 Lyndhurst School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 2,540 students and 197.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[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 Lyndhurst 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. ^ Lyndhurst Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lyndhurst School District. Accessed January 7, 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 twelve in the Lyndhurst School District. Composition: The Lyndhurst School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Lyndhurst."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 29, 2014.