Hoboken Public Schools

Hoboken Public Schools
Address
1115 Clinton Street Hoboken , Hudson County , New Jersey , 07030 United States
Coordinates	40°45′03″N74°01′53″W / 40.75089°N 74.031392°W / 40.75089; -74.031392
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Christine Johnson
Business administrator	Joyce A. Goode
Schools	5
Affiliation(s)	Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,531 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	240.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.hoboken.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $25,371 67 $18,891 34.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 21,171 67 14,783 43.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,697 65 8,763 22.1% 6 Support Services 4,791 67 2,392 100.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,681 51 1,485 13.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 3,040 67 1,783 70.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 733 68 268 173.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 71,170 61 64,043 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

Hoboken High School

AJ Demarest Middle School

Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke ^[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. ^{[5] [6]}

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,531 students and 240.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1. ^[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, 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. ^[7] Available slots are announced annually by grade. ^[8]

History

Former schools include Joseph F. Brandt Middle School and A.J. DeMarest Middle School.

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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. ^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[10] ) are: ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Elementary schools

• Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School ^[14] with 611 students in grades K–5
  • Charles Bartlett, principal
• Thomas G. Connors Elementary School ^[15] with 328 students in grades K–5
  • Juliana Addi, principal
• Wallace Elementary School ^[16] with 594 students in grades PreK–5
  • Martin Shannon, principal

Middle school

• Hoboken Middle School ^[17] with 432 students in grades 6–8
  • Ryan Sorafine, principal

High school

• Hoboken High School ^[18] with 607 students in grades 9–12
  • Robin Piccapietra, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[19] [20]}

• Christine Johnson, superintendent ^[21]
• Joyce A. Goode, business administrator and board secretary ^[22]

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 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. ^{[23] [24] [25]}

References

1. District information for Hoboken 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. Hoboken Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hoboken Public Schools, adopted June 13, 2017. Accessed February 4, 2025. "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 Hoboken School District. Composition: The Hoboken School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hoboken."
4. What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
5. What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
6. SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
7. List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
8. Hoboken School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
9. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
10. School Data for the Hoboken Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
11. School Directory, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
12. School Performance Reports for the Hoboken Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Hoboken Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
15. Thomas G. Connors Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
16. Wallace Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
17. Hoboken Middle School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
18. Hoboken High School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
19. Central Office, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
20. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
21. Office of the Superintendent, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
22. Business Office, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.
23. 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.
24. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Hoboken Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed February 4, 2025. "The District is comprised of six buildings. The oldest of the building, Connors Elementary School, was built in 1908. The other buildings were built in 1910 (A.J. Demarest), 1920 (Joseph F. Brandt No. 2), 1962 (Hoboken High School), 1972 (Wallace No. 6), and 1976 (Salvatore R. Calabro No. 4), respectively.... An elected nine-member Board of Education (the “Board”) serves as the policy maker for the District. The Board adopts an annual budget and directly approves all expenditures, which serve as the basis for control over and authorization for all expenditures of the School District tax money. The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the School District, responsible to the Board for total educational and support operations. The Board Secretary is the chief financial officer of the School District, responsible to the Board for maintaining." See "Roster of Officials" on page 18.
25. Board of Education members, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.

External links

• New Jersey portal
• Schools portal

• Official website
• School Performance Reports for the Hoboken Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Hoboken Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics