Kearny School District

The Kearny School District is a public school district that provides public education for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Town of Kearny, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

Kearny School District
100 Davis Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentPatricia Blood
Business administratorH. Ronald Smith (interim)
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment6,068 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty448.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.kearnyschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,8543$18,891−21.4%
1Budgetary Cost12,5321314,783−15.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,892178,763−9.9%
6Support Services1,13612,392−52.5%
8Administrative Cost1,725901,48516.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,512371,783−15.2%
13Extracurricular Activities19328268−28.0%
16Median Teacher Salary68,3837364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 6,068 students and 448.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools
  • Franklin School[7] (PreK-6; 1,092)
    • Yvonne Cali - Principal
    • Donna Masters - Vice Principal
  • Garfield School[8] (PreK-6; 557)
    • Curtis Brack - Principal
  • Roosevelt School[9] (PreK-6; 485)
    • Steven Way - Principal
  • Schuyler School[10] (PreK-6; 561)
    • Valerie Iacono - Principal
  • Washington School[11] (PreK-6; 621)
    • Jon Zimmerman - Principal
    • Antonio Moyano - Vice Principal
Middle school
  • Lincoln School[12] (7-8; 866)
    • Robert Zika - Principal
    • Patrick Ragnoni - Vice Principal
High school
  • Kearny High School[13] (9-12; 1,731)
    • Jaclyn Richardson - Principal
    • Justin Avitable - Assistant Principal
    • Paul Measso - Assistant Principal

Haiti relief effort

On January 22, 2010, the entire school district held a "dress-down day" in an effort to raise money to help the Haitian people after suffering from the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The students were allowed to wear whatever they wanted, and at their discrepancy they could and were encouraged to donate to those in need in Haiti. The high school alone reported early on that they had raised over $6,500. Shortly after, it was posted on the district website that in total, all seven schools were able to raise $27,210. This number has since increased to $29,000[14] All funds were donated to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

Administration

Core members of the school administration are:[15][16]

  • Patricia Blood - Superintendent of Schools
  • H. Ronald Smith - Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Kearny, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 October 29, 2014.
  4. School Data for the Kearny School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  5. School Directory Archived 2017-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  6. New Jersey School Directory for the Kearney School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. Franklin School Archived 2017-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  8. Garfield School Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  9. Roosevelt School Archived 2017-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  10. Schuyler School Archived 2017-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  11. Washington School Archived 2017-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  12. Lincoln School Archived 2017-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  13. Kearny High School Archived 2017-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed May 4, 2017.
  14. Home page Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed July 29, 2010.
  15. Kearny Board of Education2016-2017 Members Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Kearny School District. Accessed July 27, 2014.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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