Rochelle Park School District

The Rochelle Park Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Rochelle Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Rochelle Park School District
Address
300 Rochelle Avenue
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
United States
Coordinates40.905431°N 74.077227°W / 40.905431; -74.077227
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentDr. Richard Brockel (Interim)
Business administratorCheryl Jiosi
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment511 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty42.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,93928$18,891−5.0%
1Budgetary Cost11,160514,159−21.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,15058,659−17.4%
6Support Services1,27132,167−41.3%
8Administrative Cost1,537191,547−0.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,110101,612−31.1%
13Extracurricular Activities6015104−42.3%
16Median Teacher Salary71,5365961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 511 students and 42.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[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]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackensack High School in Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from Maywood and South Hackensack.[5][6][7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,959 students and 132.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1.[8]

Schools

Midland School served 506 students in grades PreK-8 (as of the 2018–19 school year, per the National Center for Education Statistics[9])

  • Michael Alberta, Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

  • Dr. Richard Brockel, Interim Superintendent[13]
  • Cheryl Jiosi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees 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 two three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[15][16]

References
  1. District information for Rochelle Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Rochelle Park Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Rochelle Park School District. Accessed May 27, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Rochelle Park School District. Composition; The Rochelle Park School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rochelle Park."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2014.
  5. Rochelle Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2016. "Upon graduation, our students attend Hackensack High School, as part of a long-term sending/receiving relationship or have the option of applying to the Bergen County Academies and Technical Schools or a private school."
  6. Alvarado, Monsy. "Maywood to study sending high schoolers to Paramus over Hackensack", The Record, January 14, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2013. "Besides 250 students from Maywood, Hackensack High School also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack."
  7. Alvarado, Monsy. 'Rochelle Park considers Hackensack tuition plan", The Record, June 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2017. "Rochelle Park sends about 120 students to Hackensack High School, and that number is expected to increase next year, Oberkehr said.... Hackensack, which also serves high school students from South Hackensack and Maywood, reached tuition agreements with South Hackensack earlier this year."
  8. School data for Hackensack High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Midland School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. A Message from the Principal, Rochelle Park Board of Education. Accessed January 21, 2017.
  11. Faculty and Staff, Rochelle Park Board of Education. Accessed February 25, 2019.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 25, 2019.
  13. Message from the Superintendent of Schools, Rochelle Park Board of Education. Accessed May 27, 2020.
  14. Business Office, Rochelle Park Board of Education. Accessed May 27, 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. Board of Education, Rochelle Park School District. Accessed May 27, 2020.
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