As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,229 students and 218.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[1]
History
By 1931, the Hawthorne district was incurring the cost of tuition and busing 400 students to Paterson Central High School leading to plans for a high school in Hawthorne could serve students at a cost lower than the tuition being paid to the Paterson Public Schools.[4] The high school building opened in September 1933.[5]
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.[6]
Sandy Vicale, business administrator and board secretary[26]
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][28][29]
↑ Hawthorne Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed September 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Hawthorne School District. Composition: The Hawthorne School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hawthorne."
↑ "Hawthorne's High School Problem.", The Morning Call, October 20, 1931. Accessed August 31, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The people of Hawthorne will tonight decide whether or not the borough shall undertake the erection of a high school of its own or whether it shall, for the time, continue to send its high school pupils to Central high school, in Paterson. That Hawthorne, with its more than 400 high school pupils has a large enough number to operate a high school of its own, and with proper management can do so at no greater cost than it now pays to Paterson in the way of tuition and for the transportation of the children to and from the borough, is the belief of many of the residents and has been attested to by those familiar with the subject."
↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hawthorne Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed August 31, 2025. "The Borough of Hawthorne School District is a Type II District located in Passaic 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 nine 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." See "Roster of Officials" on page 15.
↑ Board of Education, Hawthorne Public Schools. Accessed August 31, 2025. "The Hawthorne Board of Education is comprised of nine (9) members. These trustees are elected to a three year term by the citizens of Hawthorne. The Hawthorne School Board develops and implements policies regarding the education of the children of The Hawthorne Public Schools with input from the Superintendent of Schools and the Board Secretary."
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