Bergenfield Public School District

Bergenfield Public School District
Address
100 South Prospect Avenue
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07621
United States
Coordinates40°55′29″N 74°00′22″W / 40.92469°N 74.006235°W / 40.92469; -74.006235
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentChristopher Tully
Business administratorJoAnn Khoury-Frias
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment3,666 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty283.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio13.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.bergenfield.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,93743$18,891−5.1%
1Budgetary Cost15,2646414,7833.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,215738,7635.2%
6Support Services2,052372,392−14.2%
8Administrative Cost1,762931,48518.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,871731,7834.9%
13Extracurricular Activities26158268−2.6%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1105264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

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

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. Available slots are announced annually by grade.

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.