Closter Public Schools

Closter Public Schools
Superintendent:		Joanne Newberry
Business Administrator:		Peter Iappelli
Address:		340 Homans Avenue Closter, NJ 07624
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		1,170 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		85.2
Student–teacher ratio:		13.7
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		District web site
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$12,298	40	$12,420	-1.0%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,651	52	7,588	0.8%
6	Support Services	1,847	53	1,771	4.3%
8	Administrative Cost	1,368	32	1,411	-3.0%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,368	37	1,462	-6.4%
13	Extracurricular Activities	60	20	97	-38.1%
16	Median Teacher Salary	75,378	87	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Closter Public Schools are a community public school district that educates students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Closter in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,170 students and 85.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.^[3]

Students in grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Demarest and Haworth. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

• Hillside Elementary School, located on 340 Homans Avenue (600 students in grades K-4)
  • Alfred Baffa - Principal
• Tenakill Middle School located on 275 High Street (570 students in grades 5-8)
  • Danielle DaGiau - Principal
  • Justin O'Neill - Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[6][7]

• Joanne Newberry - Superintendent^[8]
• Peter Iappelli, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Closter School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 3, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2009.
4. ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed November 3, 2009. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District-Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan- are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
5. ^ Data for the Closter Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 3, 2011.
6. ^ Board of Education, The Closter School District. Accessed September 15, 2008.
7. ^ Bergen County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
8. ^ Superintendent of Schools, Closter Public Schools. Accessed November 3, 2009.

External links

• Closter Public Schools
• Closter Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Closter Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Northern Valley Regional High School District

Coordinates: 40°58′00″N 73°56′55″W / 40.966635°N 73.948541°W / 40.966635; -73.948541