Clark Public School District

Clark Public School District
Superintendent:		Kenneth J. Knops
Business Administrator:		John H. Bolil
Address:		365 Westfield Avenue Clark, NJ 07066
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		4
Enrollment:		2,352 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		191.3
Student–teacher ratio:		12.1
District Factor Group:		FG
Web site:		http://www.clarkschools.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,430	12	$13,632	-16.2%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,597	12	8,035	-17.9%
6	Support Services	2,038	51	2,166	-5.9%
8	Administrative Cost	968	1	1,379	-29.8%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,452	27	1,674	-13.3%
16	Median Teacher Salary	52,405	20	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70

The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Garwood, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.^[3]

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,324 students and 191.3 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 "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.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:^[6]

Elementary Schools (K-5)

• Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School (513 students)
  • Shirley Bergin, Principal
• Valley Road Elementary School (416)
  • Joseph Beltramba, Principal

Middle School (6-8)

• Carl H. Kumpf Middle School (551)
  • Jennifer Feeley, Principal
  • Amanda Cloutier, Assistant Principal

High School (9-12)

• Arthur L. Johnson High School (844)
  • Richard Delmonaco, Principal
  • David Oliveira, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[7][8]

• Kenneth J. Knops, Superintendent
• John H. Bolil, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Clark Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 15, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ Clark Township Public Schools 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2011. "The district enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 District, then attend Grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
5. ^ Data for the Clark Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 15, 2011.
6. ^ Other Schools, Clark Public School District. Accessed April 15, 2011.
7. ^ Administration, Clark Public School District. Accessed April 15, 2011.
8. ^ Union County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Clark Public School District
• Clark Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Clark Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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