As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 768 students and 81.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[1]
A January 2020 referendum to fund $35.5million in improvements to both schools and to district offices was passed by voters by a margin of 18 votes. With approximately $5million in state aid to cover the project included, the project would add $360 to property taxes assessed on a home at the borough average.[6][7]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[8]
An annex was constructed in 2001 across the street from the Faust main building which includes a small office and four classrooms used for pre-kindergarten and fifth graders. McKenzie School is used for children from pre-kindergarten until third grade.
Alessandro Verace, business administrator and board secretary[20]
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[21][22][23]
↑ East Rutherford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Rutherford School District, revised January 29, 2009. Accessed October 15, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades PreK through 8 in the East Rutherford School District.... Composition: The East Rutherford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of East Rutherford."
↑ Burd, Joshua. "Becton Regional High School eyes $55 million expansion tied to upcoming bond question", Real Estate NJ, February 14, 2022. Accessed October 16, 2025. "Becton Regional has served Carlstadt and East Rutherford high school students for some five decades, according to a news release. It now includes those from Maywood as part of a recent addition that came alongside a tuition adjustment, which officials say will significantly assist in offsetting the proposed bond."
↑ Katzban, Nicholas. "East Rutherford school board sending $35.5 million referendum proposal to voters", The Record November 27, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "If voters approve the $35.5 million bond, it will fund upgrades to the McKenzie and A.S. Faust schools. It will also fund an addition at Faust School to give fourth- and fifth-graders their own spaces and an addition at McKenzie School for two new kindergarten classrooms with handicapped-accessible bathrooms.... Gianscaspro expects state aid to reduce local responsibility for the 20-year bond to $30.4 million. Should the state mitigate costs, taxes would increase about $360 per year on a home assessed at $390,000 (the borough average) and increase $96 for each $100,000 of additional home value."
↑ Katzban, Nicholas. "Vote is final: East Rutherford's $35.5M bond for school upgrades has passed", The Record, February 3, 2020. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Final tallies show that 588 voted in favor of the bond and 570 opposed it. The total includes votes by mail and provisional ballots, said Commissioner Richard Miller of the Bergen County Board of Elections."
↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the East Rutherford School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 15, 2025. "The East Rutherford Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of seven elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 18.
↑ Board of Education Members, East Rutherford School District. Accessed October 15, 2025. "The East Rutherford Township Board of Education is governed by a 7-member Board with each Board member serving a term of 3 years."
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