Englewood Public School District

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Englewood Public School District
Logo of the Englewood Public School District.png
Address
12 Tenafly Road
Englewood
, Bergen County , New Jersey , 07631
United States
Coordinates 40°53′50″N73°58′46″W / 40.897206°N 73.979371°W / 40.897206; -73.979371
District information
Grades pre-K to 12
SuperintendentMarnie Hazelton
Business administratorMichael Steinmetz
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,955 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty259.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website www.epsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,23161$18,89112.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,5446314,78311.9%
2Classroom Instruction9,368618,7636.9%
6Support Services2,924612,39222.2%
8Administrative Cost1,811591,48522.0%
10Operations & Maintenance2,073621,78316.3%
13Extracurricular Activities3371826825.7%
16Median Teacher Salary58,9501764,043
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 Englewood Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Englewood, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,955 students and 259.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. [1]

Students from Englewood Cliffs attend Dwight Morrow High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools. [4]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Dwight Morrow High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. [5] Available slots are announced annually by grade. [6] The Dwight Morrow choice program has been the state's largest. [4] [7]

History

In 2009, Cleveland School was renamed in memory of the district's first African-American principal, Dr. Leroy McCloud, who had a 50-year career in the school district. [8]

In 2013, the Englewood Cliffs district announced plans to consider ending the sending relationship by creating its own high school, possibly in conjunction with the Englewood Cliffs campus of Saint Peter's University. [9]

The district had been 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. [10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) [11] [12] are: [13] [14]

Preschool
Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [26] [27] [28]

Ronel Cook, who had taken office as superintendent for the 2022-23 school year, was killed in a car crash in November 2022. [31]

The district's offices are in the Administration Building at the Russell C. Major Liberty School. [32]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine 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 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. [27] [33] [34] [35]

Academic performance

As of 2017 the district's averages in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) examinations were below the averages of the State of New Jersey and of Bergen County as a whole. [36]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Englewood Public 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. ↑ Englewood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Englewood Public School District, adopted February 28, 2022. Accessed October 20, 2025. "Purpose: The Englewood Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 for students of the City of Englewood Public Schools. Classification: The City of Englewood Public School District shall be classified as a Type II district. Composition: The City of Englewood Public School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Englewood."
  4. 1 2 Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Dwight Morrow High School is a progressive community of learners consisting of approximately 1112 students and 118 faculty members. Our 9th through 12th grade school is a part of a send/receive relationship between the City of Englewood and the Borough of Englewood Cliffs. Additionally, our campus is the home to the Interdistrict Public School Choice program, Academies@Englewood."
  5. ↑ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Englewood Public Schools Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Capuzzo, Jill P. "The Little Land of Big Houses", The New York Times , June 4, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2016. "Dwight Morrow is also home to the Academies@Englewood, the state's largest interdistrict public school, which is by application only."
  8. ↑ Fabiano, Giovanna. "Englewood school gets new addition, and a new name", The Record , October 21, 2009. Accessed October 20, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Englewood's Cleveland Elementary School has been renamed the Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School in honor of the district's first African-American principal."
  9. ↑ Simone, Stephanie. "Englewood Cliffs to study creating its own high school", Northern Valley Suburbanite, April 18, 2013. Accessed April 19, 2013. "The Board of Education and St. Peter's University Englewood Cliffs Campus partnered to conduct a feasibility study on expanding the K-8 district to include a high school."
  10. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ School Data for the Englewood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ District Demographic Dashboard 2018–22: Englewood City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Englewood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Englewood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ D. A. Quarles Early Childhood Center, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  16. ↑ Staff, Janis E. Dismus Middle School. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ Dr. John Grieco Elementary School, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ Staff, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ Dr. Leroy McCloud School, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ Staff, Dr. Leroy McCloud School. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  21. ↑ Janis E. Dismus Middle School, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  22. ↑ Staff, Janis E. Dismus Middle School. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ Academies @ Englewood, Englewood Public School District. Accessed Accessed October 20, 2025.
  25. ↑ Staff, Dwight Morrow High School. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  26. ↑ Staff Directory, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  27. 1 2 Board of Education, Englewood Public School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
  28. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 24, 2016.
  29. ↑ Superintendent, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  30. ↑ Business Office, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  31. ↑ Noda, Stephanie; and Katzban, Nicholas. "Englewood superintendent dies, son injured in Yonkers car crash", North Jersey , November 21, 2022.Accessed November 23, 2022. "The Englewood Public School District’s superintendent, who had just begun working for the district in August, died Sunday in a car crash. The Westchester County Police Department received a call about the crash that killed Superintendent Ronel Cook, 51, of Newburgh, N.Y., at 1:16 p.m. on Sunday afternoon."
  32. ↑ Homepage. Englewood Public School District. Accessed April 19, 2013. "Englewood Public School District, Russell C. Major Liberty School-District Administrative Building, 12 Tenafly Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631"
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Englewood City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 20, 2025. "The Englewood 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 nine 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.... The Board currently operates a Pre-Kindergarten through grade twelve (12) school district." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
  35. ↑ Board of Education, Englewood Public School District. Accessed October 20, 2025.
  36. ↑ Shkolnikova, Svetlana (October 21, 2017). "Englewood students score below state on PARCC". The Journal News . Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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