Edgewater Public Schools

Edgewater Public Schools
Address
251 Undercliff Avenue Edgewater , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07020 United States
Coordinates	40°49′19″N73°58′43″W / 40.822044°N 73.978714°W / 40.822044; -73.978714
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Siobhan Tauchert
Business administrator	James Tevis (interim)
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	685 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	68.5 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.edgewaterschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,457 20 $18,891 −12.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,280 6 13,649 −17.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,932 5 8,366 −17.1% 6 Support Services 1,459 7 2,161 −32.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,320 13 1,467 −10.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,510 26 1,552 −2.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 16 12 39 −59.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 51,816 9 57,437 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Edgewater Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grades from Edgewater, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 685 students and 68.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. ^[1]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. ^{[4] [5]} Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[6] ) are Leonia Middle School ^[7] with 675 students in grades 6–8 (Edgewater students attend for grades 7–8) and Leonia High School ^[8] with 814 students in grades 9–12. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

History

With district enrollment increasing rapidly, George Washington School opened in September 2012, having been constructed with a third floor to accommodate enrollment growth in the district that was anticipated to rise from 628 in 2011 to as much as 925 in 2015. ^[12]

The district had been 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. ^[13]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[14] ) are: ^{[15] [16]}

• George Washington School ^[17] with 320 students in grades PreK–2
  • Billy J. Cunningham, principal ^[18]
• Eleanor Van Gelder School ^[19] with 356 students in grades 3–6
  • Jonathan Frega, principal ^[20]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[21] [22]}

• Siobhan Tauchert, superintendent ^[23]
• James Tevis, interim board secretary and business administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) 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. ^{[24] [25] [26]}

References

1. District information for Edgewater School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Edgewater School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The Edgewater Public School System, including the Eleanor Van Gelder Elementary School and the George Washington School, constitute the District's reporting entity.... The Edgewater Public School System is comprised of two elementary schools (Special Education Pre-K to Grade 6), serving approximately 982 students."
4. Leonia High School Overview Archived April 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine , Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The high school continues to increase in numbers as approximately 780 students from both Edgewater and Leonia are enrolled in grades 9-12 at Leonia High School."
5. Leonia Public Schools 2016 School Report Card Narrative Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The high school continues to increase in numbers as now approximately 725 students from both Edgewater and Leonia are enrolled in grades 9-12 at Leonia High School."
6. School Data for the Leonia Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
7. Leonia Middle School, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
8. Leonia High School, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
9. Our Schools, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Leonia Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. School Performance Reports for the Leonia Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. Almenas, Maxim. "Edgewater's George Washington school to get a third floor", Edgewater View, June 10, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "After analyzing 2010 census data and consulting with professionals, the Board of Education has decided to construct a third floor of the new George Washington School now rather than wait a year as originally planned."
13. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
14. School Data for the Edgewater Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
15. School Performance Reports for the Edgewater Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
16. New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
17. George Washington School, Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
18. Principal's Welcome, George Washington School. Accessed January 16, 2025.
19. Eleanor Van Gelder School, Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
20. Staff, Eleanor Van Gelder School. Accessed January 16, 2025.
21. Staff Directory, Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
22. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 21, 2016.
23. Meet the Superintendent, Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.
24. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
25. Annual Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Edgewater School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed January 16, 2025. "The Edgewater 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[ sic ] 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 13.
26. Board of Education Members, Edgewater Public Schools. Accessed January 16, 2025.

External links

• Edgewater Schools School
• School Performance Report for Eleanor Van Gelder School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Edgewater Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Leonia Public Schools