South Hackensack School District

South Hackensack School District
Address
Dyer Avenue South Hackensack , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07606 United States
Coordinates	40°51′59″N74°02′45″W / 40.8664°N 74.045809°W / 40.8664; -74.045809
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Jason Chirichella
Business administrator	Alfredo Aguilar
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	286 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	23.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.shmemorial.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $23,282 59 $18,891 23.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,847 56 14,159 26.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,637 45 8,659 11.3% 6 Support Services 3,546 57 2,167 63.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,513 24 1,547 −2.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,810 61 1,612 74.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 268 55 104 157.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 68,608 66 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

South Hackensack School District is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from South Hackensack, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 286 students and 23.4 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]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackensack High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from Maywood and Rochelle Park. ^{[5] [6]} As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,806 students and 137.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. ^[7]

History

The district had previously served students from Teterboro, who had attended the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship. ^[8] Teterboro, a non-operating district was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010. ^[9]

School

Memorial School had an enrollment of 273 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2021–22 school year. ^{[10] [11]}

Administration

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

• Jason Chirichella, superintendent and principal ^[13]
• Alfredo Aguilar, business administrator and board secretary ^[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) 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. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

References

1. District information for South Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. South Hackensack Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, South Hackensack School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. "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 eight in the South Hackensack School District. Composition: The South Hackensack School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Hackensack."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 24, 2014.
5. Tarrazi, Alexis. "Agreement reached between Maywood, Hackensack ", Hackensack Chronicle, March 9, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2014. "The Maywood school district has been sending its students to Hackensack High School for decades and currently sends 250 students. The high school also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack, according to The Record.
6. South Hackensack School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 4, 2017. "Our graduating eighth grade students have qualified for honors/accelerated courses at Hackensack High School."
7. School data for Hackensack High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
8. Staff. "Guide To School Elections -- Teterboro ", The Record , April 4, 2001. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Teterboro sends its students to South Hackensack schools and has a three-member board that prepares its annual school budget."
9. Graham, Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op): The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
10. School Data for the South Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the South Hackensack School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. Office of the Superintendent /Principal, South Hackensack School District. Accessed February 25, 2024.
14. Business Office, South Hackensack School District. Accessed February 25, 2024.
15. 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.
16. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the South Hackensack Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 25, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
17. Board Members, South Hackensack School District. Accessed February 25, 2024.

External links

• District website
• School Performance Reports for the South Hackensack School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the South Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics