Allendale School District

The Allendale School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the Borough of Allendale, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

For The school district in Michigan, see Allendale Public Schools.
Allendale School District
Address
100 Brookside Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
Coordinates41.029064°N 74.136664°W / 41.029064; -74.136664
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMichael J. Barcadepone
Business administratorMaria L. Engeleit
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment922 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty75.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteOfficial website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,57629$18,891−12.3%
1Budgetary Cost16,3658014,15915.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,600458,659−0.7%
6Support Services2,986772,16737.8%
8Administrative Cost1,960821,54726.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,434841,61251.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1307210425.0%
16Median Teacher Salary70,8857761,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84
The field at Brookside School, August 2007

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 922 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[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]

There are two schools, one primary school (PreK-3) and one upper elementary school (4-8). The middle school program is located within the Brookside (4-8) building. The administration of the schools includes district-wide services through the Superintendent of Schools and the Board Secretary / Business Administrator. Additionally, in each school the administration includes a Principal.

For high school, public school students in Allendale for grades nine through twelve attend Northern Highlands Regional High School, which also serves students from Ho-Ho-Kus, Upper Saddle River and some of Saddle River's students (who have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts).[4][5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,352 students and 113.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[6] New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Northern Highlands Regional High School as the 22nd-best high school of the 328 ranked schools in New Jersey in its 2012 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" after being ranked 6th of 322 schools in 2010.[7]

Awards and recognition

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[8]

Schools
Aerial view of Brookside School, January 2011

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[9]) are:[10]

  • Hillside School[11] with 389 students in pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade
  • Brookside School[14] with 524 students from 4th to 8th grades

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][16]

  • Dr. Michael J. Barcadepone, Superintendent
  • Maria L. Engeleit, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[17][18] In 2012, school elections were shifted from April to the November general election as part of an effort to reduce the costs of a standalone April vote.[19]

References
  1. District information for Allendale Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  4. Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009. Accessed November 30, 2014. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands."
  5. Northern Highlands Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 31, 2016. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."
  6. School data for Northern Highlands Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. Schlager, Ken; Staab, Amanda. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical - Here are the 2012 Top High Schools ranking listed alphabetically.", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 22, 2013.
  8. "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  9. School Data for the Allendale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Allendale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Hillside School, Allendale School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  12. 2019-2020 Student Parent Handbook, Allendale School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  13. Contact Information, Hillside School. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  14. Brookside School, Allendale School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  15. Contact Information, Brookside School. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. 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.
  18. Board of Education Members, Allendale School District. Accessed January 27, 2020.
  19. Kleimann, Karen; Clyde, John. "Districts moving school elections", Town Journal, February 15, 2012. Accessed November 30, 2014. "The Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Northern Highlands, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River boards of education voted to move their respective school elections to November for at least the next four annual elections. The five districts, along with a majority of school boards across the state, are moving their elections from April to November in hopes of sparing taxpayers the expense of a separate election, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association."
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