Paramus Public Schools

Paramus Public Schools
This is the logo for Paramus Public Schools.
Address
145 Spring Valley Road
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07652
United States
Coordinates40°55′39″N 74°03′29″W / 40.927595°N 74.057984°W / 40.927595; -74.057984
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentSean Adams
Business administratorSteven J. Cea (Interim)
Schools8
Students and staff
Enrollment3,760 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty332.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,52180$18,8918.6%
1Budgetary Cost16,8778714,78314.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,285758,7636.0%
6Support Services2,447642,3922.3%
8Administrative Cost1,9061031,48528.4%
10Operations & Maintenance2,754981,78354.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3649426835.8%
16Median Teacher Salary63,8504764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Paramus Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paramus, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,760 students and 332.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[3]