North Bergen School District

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North Bergen School District
Address
7317 Kennedy Boulevard
, Hudson County , New Jersey , 07047
United States
Coordinates 40°45′27″N74°02′45″W / 40.75738°N 74.045839°W / 40.75738; -74.045839
District information
Grades pre-K to 12
SuperintendentGeorge J. Solter Jr.
Business administratorSteven Somick
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment7,576 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty581.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.northbergen.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,4307$18,891−18.3%
1Budgetary Cost12,5341414,783−15.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,46898,763−14.8%
6Support Services1,638122,392−31.5%
8Administrative Cost1,621771,4859.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,477341,783−17.2%
13Extracurricular Activities23949268−10.8%
16Median Teacher Salary72,2508764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
McKinley School (left) and North Bergen High School (right) McKinleyNBHSByLuigiNovi.jpg
McKinley School (left) and North Bergen High School (right)

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

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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 7,576 students and 581.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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]

Students from Guttenberg attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Guttenberg Public School District. [4] [5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [6] ) are: [7] [8]

Elementary schools
High school

After High Tech High School moved to a new facility in Secaucus, which opened for the 2018–19 school year, the former High Tech High School campus was acquired by the North Bergen district, which plans to construct a new junior high school for grades 7-9 on the site. [16] [17]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [19]

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 as part of the April school election; a tenth board member is appointed to represent the sending district of Guttenberg. 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. [20] [21] [22] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, North Bergen is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget. [23]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for North Bergen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  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 January 1, 2015.
  4. Shortell, Tom. "3 candidates on ballot to be Guttenberg's mayor", The Jersey Journal , November 2, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2015. "Scoullos, who has worked as a budget analyst, said he also plans to audit the town's contracts in order to find ways to cut taxes. Scoullos said in the late 1990s, North Bergen overcharged the town for services at North Bergen High School, which takes Guttenberg students as part of a sending/receiving network."
  5. North Bergen High School 2019-2020 Profile, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020. "The Communities - North Bergen & Guttenberg: The urban townships of North Bergen and Guttenberg are located in Hudson County directly between the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel."
  6. School Data for the North Bergen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. School Directory, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  8. New Jersey School Directory for the North Bergen School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. Franklin School, North Bergen School District. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  10. Robert Fulton School, North Bergen School District. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  11. John F. Kennedy School, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  12. Lincoln School, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  13. Horace Mann School, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
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  16. Sulivan, Al. "New High Tech High draws students from Bayonne Countywide school provides a cutting-edge education", The Hudson Reporter , December 6, 2018. Accessed April 7, 2020. "Frank Gargiulo, superintendent of Hudson County Schools of Technology — the group of countywide public schools in Hudson County — walked for the first time through the front doors of the new High Tech High School campus in Secaucus last month. The new complex was named for Gargiulo, who looked a little embarrassed standing in front of the foot-high letters, emblazoned with his name. The new high school opened its doors this fall after moving its campus from North Bergen."
  17. Israel, Daniel. "North Bergen preschool remains in Braddock Park Still In violation of state regulations", The Hudson Reporter , December 18, 2019. Accessed April 7, 2020. "Under the new arrangement, a new North Bergen junior high school will be built at the former location of the Hudson County High Tech High School in what is being deemed the new 'West' campus for grades 7-9. North Bergen High School will be renovated for grades 10-12."
  18. Board Office Administrators, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. 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.
  21. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the North Bergen School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 7, 2020. "The North Bergen 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 Township of North Bergen and one appointed representative from the Guttenberg Board of Education."
  22. Board of Education, North Bergen School District. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  23. Sportelli, Albina. "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections", The Record , April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."