Passaic City School District

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Passaic City School District
Address
101 Passaic Avenue
Passaic
, Passaic County , New Jersey , 07055
United States
Coordinates 40°51′25″N74°07′42″W / 40.856981°N 74.128364°W / 40.856981; -74.128364
District information
Grades PreK to 12
SuperintendentSandra Montañez-Diodonet
Business administratorR. Aaron Bowman
Schools17
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment14,504 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty839.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio17.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.passaicschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,21294$18,89122.9%
1Budgetary Cost16,9448914,78314.6%
2Classroom Instruction9,934898,76313.4%
6Support Services3,5721002,39249.3%
8Administrative Cost1,368361,485−7.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,742611,783−2.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1002268−62.7%
16Median Teacher Salary67,4236764,043
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

Passaic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district located in Passaic, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. [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]

Contents

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 17 schools, had an enrollment of 14,504 students and 839.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.3:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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. [7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8] ) are: [9] [10] [11] [12]

Preschools
Elementary schools
Middle / high school

Passaic Technical Institute

High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [30]

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. 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. [33] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Passaic is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget. [34] [35] [36]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Passaic City 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. ↑ District Policy 9001 - Identification, Passaic City School District. Accessed March 26, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the City of Passaic Public Schools. Composition: The Passaic Public Schools is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Passaic."
  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. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Passaic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ District Map, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ 2023–24 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Vincent Capuana School No. 15, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ Sallie D. Gamble School No. 16, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  16. ↑ Mario J. Drago School No. 3, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  17. ↑ Benito Juárez School No. 5, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  19. ↑ Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  20. ↑ Casimir Pulaski School No. 8, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  21. ↑ Etta Gero School No. 9, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  22. ↑ Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  23. ↑ William B. Cruise Veterans Memorial School No. 11, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  24. ↑ Daniel F. Ryan School No. 19, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  25. ↑ Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  26. ↑ Sonia Sotomayor School No. 21, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  27. ↑ Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  28. ↑ Passaic Preparatory Academy, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  29. ↑ Passaic High School, Passaic City Schools. Accessed April 5, 2020.
  30. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  31. ↑ Superintendent of Schools, Passaic City Schools. Accessed March 26, 2022.
  32. ↑ Business Office, Passaic City Schools. Accessed March 26, 2022.
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ 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."
  35. ↑ Board of Education Members, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed March 25, 2020.
  36. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Passaic City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 6, 2024. "The Passaic Board of Education is a Type II school district whose boundaries are coterminous with the City of Passaic in Passaic County, New Jersey. The district's Board has nine (9) members that are elected for three (3) year overlapping terms. The members of the Board are residents of the City of Passaic. The Passaic Board of Education is annually organized on any day of the first or second week following the April school election." See "Roster of Officials" on page 42.
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