Ridgefield Park Public Schools

Ridgefield Park Public Schools
Address
712 Lincoln Avenue
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07660
United States
Coordinates40°51′42″N 74°01′33″W / 40.86174°N 74.025739°W / 40.86174; -74.025739
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAngela Bender
Business administratorCarrie Grapstein
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment2,178 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty180.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.rpps.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,61319$18,891−12.1%
1Budgetary Cost12,055714,783−18.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,360148,763−16.0%
6Support Services1,908202,392−20.2%
8Administrative Cost1,27191,485−14.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,08521,783−39.1%
13Extracurricular Activities4114426853.4%
16Median Teacher Salary68,4665264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

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

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,178 students and 180.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.

Students from Little Ferry attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Little Ferry Public Schools that has been in place since 1953.