Passaic City School District
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Passaic City School District is a compehensive community public school district
located in Passaic
, New Jersey
, United States
, serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
s statewide.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 18 schools had an enrollment of 12,398 students and 779.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
) are as follows:
School district
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located in Passaic
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 Census population of 67,861...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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, serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
s statewide.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 18 schools had an enrollment of 12,398 students and 779.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are as follows:
Middle schools
PreK-6
- Mario Drago School No. 3 (formerly Franklin School No. 3) (954)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 (1,076)
1-6
- Jefferson School No. 1 (769)
3-6
4-6
- School No. 5 (253)
6
- School No. 14 (187)
1-5
- William B. Cruise School No. 11 (1,140)
K-4
K-3
- Pulaski School No. 8 (461)
K-2
- Grant School No. 7 (430)
- Washington School No. 2 (216)
K
- Vincent Capuana School No. 15 (219)
- Passaic School No. 18 (117)
PK-K
- Passaic School No. 16 (497)
- Passaic School No. 17 (336)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Robert Holster, Superintendent
- Henry J. Lee, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Passaic City School District
- Data for the Passaic City School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...