Palisades Park Public School District

Palisades Park Public School District
Address
270 First Street Palisades Park , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07650 United States
Coordinates	40°50′50″N73°59′50″W / 40.847295°N 73.9971°W / 40.847295; -73.9971
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Joseph Cirillo
Business administrator	Aleksandar Kondovski
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,786 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	145.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.palpkschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,535 9 $18,891 −12.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,163 8 14,783 −17.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,247 25 8,763 −5.9% 6 Support Services 926 1 2,392 −61.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,427 8 1,485 −3.9% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,186 4 1,783 −33.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 313 7 268 16.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 49,507 2 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,786 students and 145.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. ^[1]

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

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[5] ) are: ^{[6] [7]}

• Charles R. Smith Early Childhood Center ^[8] with 242 students in grades PreK-K
  • Jillian Romero, principal ^[9]
• Lindbergh Elementary School ^[10] with 769 students in grades 1-6
  • Patrick Phalon, principal ^[9]
• Palisades Park High School ^[11] with 745 students in grades 7-12
  • Andrew Garcia, principal ^[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include: ^{[12] [13]}

• Joseph Cirillo, superintendent of schools
• Aleksandar Kondovski, business administrator and 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 2017) 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. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

References

1. District information for Palisades Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Gillis, Eulalia. Request for Proposals for School Auditor, Palisades Park Public School District, January 28, 2022. Accessed July 25, 2024. "The Palisades Park Board of Education is a PreK-12 public school district providing educational services to approximately 1,800 students with a budget of $28.8 million. The school district is comprised of one early childhood learning center, one elementary school, one junior/senior high school, together with separate buildings that house the Board of Education Office and the buildings and grounds annex."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Palisades Park Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
6. School Performance Reports for the Palisades Park Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Palisades Park Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. Charles R. Smith Early Childhood Center, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.
9. Contact Us, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.
10. Lindbergh Elementary School, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.
11. Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.
12. Office of the Superintendent, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. 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.
15. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Palisades Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 4, 2024. "The Board of Education ('Board') of the Borough of Palisades Park School District ('District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Palisades Park School District is a Type II district located in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 16.
16. Board of Education, Palisades Park Public School District. Accessed July 25, 2024.

External links

• New Jersey portal
• Schools portal

• Palisades Park Public School District
• School Performance Reports for the Palisades Park Public School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Palisades Park Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics