Leonia Public Schools

Leonia Public Schools
Address
570 Grand Avenue Leonia , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07605 United States
Coordinates	40°52′17″N73°59′13″W / 40.871412°N 73.986859°W / 40.871412; -73.986859
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Superintendent	Brian P. Gatens
Business administrator	Eric Thomasevich
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,087 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty	191.6 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.9:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	GH
Website	www.leoniaschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,189 37 $18,891 −3.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,269 53 14,783 3.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,714 52 8,763 −0.6% 6 Support Services 2,103 39 2,392 −12.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,922 65 1,485 29.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,056 61 1,783 15.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 401 38 268 49.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 55,460 6 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

Leonia Middle School (the former Leonia High School campus)

The Leonia Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Leonia, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,087 students and 191.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. ^[1]

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. ^[4]

Students from Edgewater attend the district's schools for grades 7–12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Public Schools. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2005, Leonia Middle School finished the construction of its new addition. That marked the completion of the expansion of the Leonia Public Schools, along with the completion of the high school's math and science wing and Anna C. Scott Elementary School's addition and renovation, completed in 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[7] ) are: ^{[8] [9] [10]}

• Anna C. Scott Elementary School ^[11] with 565 students in grades PreK–4
  • Maria Barcelo Martinez, Principal ^[12]
• Leonia Middle School ^[13] with 675 students in grades 5–8
  • David Saco, Principal ^[12]
• Leonia High School ^[14] with 814 students in grades 9–12
  • Charles Kalender, Principal ^[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[12] [15]}

• Brian P. Gatens, Superintendent
• Eric Thomasevich, Business Administrator/Board Secretary

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. ^{[16] [17]} A tenth representative is appointed to represent Edgewater. ^[18]

References

1. District information for Leonia 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. Leonia Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Leonia Public Schools, revised November 11, 2014. Accessed January 5, 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 Leonia School District. Composition: The Leonia School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Leonia."
4. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
5. Leonia Public Schools 2016 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 16, 2017. "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. Leonia Schools at a glance Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Enrollment is 1835. Of this, 380 are Edgewater students in grades 7-12."
7. School Data for the Leonia Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
8. Our Schools, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed May 16, 2017.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Leonia Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
10. School Performance Reports for the Leonia Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
11. Anna C. Scott Elementary School, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.
12. Administration, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.
13. Leonia Middle School, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.
14. Leonia High School, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. 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.
17. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Leonia Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024. "The Leonia 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 from the Borough of Leonia and one appointed representative from the Edgewater Board of Education 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.
18. Board of Education, Leonia Public Schools. Accessed January 5, 2025. "The Leonia Board of Education is comprised of ten elected members (nine Leonia members and one Edgewater Representative), the Superintendent of Schools, the Board Secretary/Business Administrator, and two student members."

External links

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