Ringwood Public School District

The Ringwood Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Ringwood in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

Ringwood Public School District
Address
121 Carletondale Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Coordinates41.116455°N 74.258839°W / 41.116455; -74.258839
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Nicholas Bernice
Business administratorJessica Rapp
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,176 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty102.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.ringwoodschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,51660$18,891−2.0%
1Budgetary Cost15,3476814,1598.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,820768,65913.4%
6Support Services2,210522,1672.0%
8Administrative Cost1,425281,547−7.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,792641,61211.2%
13Extracurricular Activities307104−71.2%
16Median Teacher Salary54,8251361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 1,176 students and 102.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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 public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque, which serves students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque.[4] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 911 students and 87.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools
  • Peter Cooper Elementary School[9] 267 students in grades K-3 (built in 1963)
    • Timothy Johnson, Principal
  • Robert Erskine Elementary School[10] 229 students in grades K-3 (built in 1960)
    • Gregg Festa, Principal
  • Eleanor G. Hewitt Intermediate School[11] 251 students in grades 4-5 (built in 1937 with an annex built in 1952 and trailers added in 1959)
    • Nancy Dondero, Principal
Middle school
  • Martin J. Ryerson Middle School[12] 435 students in grades 6-8 (built in 1970)
    • Eric Erler, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Dr. Nicholas Bernice, Superintendent of Schools[15]
  • Jessica Rapp, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[16][17][18]

References
  1. District information for Ringwood 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 September 30, 2014.
  4. Lakeland Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 28, 2016. "There are three highlighted areas that the Board of Education feels are important to address this year: expanding educational opportunities for all students, maximizing facility utilization, and enhancing communication between Lakeland Regional and the two sending districts of Wanaque and Ringwood."
  5. School data for Lakeland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  6. School Data for the Ringwood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. New Jersey School Directory for the Ringwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. Passaic County 2018-19 Public School Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  9. Peter Cooper Elementary School, Ringwood Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  10. Robert Erskine Elementary School, Ringwood Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  11. Eleanor G. Hewitt Intermediate School, Ringwood Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  12. Martin J. Ryerson Middle School, Ringwood Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  13. Administration, Ringwood Public Schools. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Passaic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Superintendent, Ringwood Public Schools. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Ringwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "The Board of Education ('Board') of the Borough of Ringwood School District ('District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Ringwood School District is a Type II district located in the County of Passaic, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
  18. Board of Education Members, Ringwood Public School District. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Members of the Ringwood Board of Education are elected to serve three-year term."
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