Emerson School District

For the former school district in Arkansas, see Emerson School District (Arkansas).

Emerson School District
Address
133 Main Street Emerson , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07630 United States
Coordinates	40°58′29″N74°01′49″W / 40.974835°N 74.030247°W / 40.974835; -74.030247
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Phillip H. Nisonoff
Business administrator	John Marmora
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,085 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Faculty	98.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.emersonschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,755 11 $18,891 −11.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,262 19 14,783 −10.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,365 11 8,763 −16.0% 6 Support Services 1,710 8 2,392 −28.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,881 41 1,485 26.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,639 29 1,783 −8.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 635 41 268 136.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 56,050 13 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Emerson School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Emerson, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,085 students and 98.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. ^[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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[4] ) are: ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Elementary schools

• Memorial Elementary School ^[8] with 364 students in PreK-2
  • Kristin Gagliano, principal
• Patrick M. Villano Elementary School ^[9] with 232 students in grades 3-6
  • Jessica Espinoza, principal

High school

• Emerson Junior-Senior High School ^[10] with 461 students in grades 7-12
  • Brian Hutchinson, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[11]

• Philip H. Nisonoff, superintendent ^[12]
• John Marmora, business administrator and board secretary ^[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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 2015) 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. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

References

1. District information for Emerson 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 3, 2014.
4. School Data for the Emerson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
5. Contact Us, Emerson Public Schools. Accessed August 21, 2023.
6. School Performance Reports for the Emerson Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Emerson School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. Memorial Elementary School, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.
9. Patrick M. Villano Elementary School, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.
10. Emerson Junior-Senior High School, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.
11. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. Superintendent, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.
13. Business Office, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023.
14. 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.
15. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Borough of Emerson School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed August 21, 2023. "The Borough of Emerson School District is a Type II District located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is governed by a five member board elected to three-year terms and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
16. Board of Education, Emerson School District. Accessed August 21, 2023. "The Board of Education is comprised of five members, each elected from the community. Collectively, the members, along with district administration, set policy and direction for the Emerson Public Schools."

External links

• Emerson Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Emerson School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Emerson School District, National Center for Education Statistics