- Demarest Public Schools
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Demarest Public Schools Superintendent: Dr. Gregg Hauser Business Administrator: Frank G. Chilson Address: 568 Piermont Road
Demarest, NJ 07627Grade Range: K-8 School facilities: 3 Enrollment: 651 (as of 2007-08)[1] Faculty (in FTEs): 59.5 Student–teacher ratio: 10.9 District Factor Group: I Web site: District web site Ind. Per Pupil District
SpendingRank
(*)K-8
Average%± vs.
Average1 Comparative Cost $15,117 57 $12,420 21.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,344 49 7,588 10.0% 6 Support Services 2,455 56 1,771 38.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,716 59 1,411 21.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,062 58 1,462 41.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 217 60 97 123.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 54,550 39 54,453 Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64The Demarest Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Demarest in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 651 students and 59.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.[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]
Students in public school grades 9-12 attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest, together with students from Closter and Haworth. The high school is part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.[4]
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Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
- Elementary schools
- County Road School with 125 Kindergarten and first grade students
- Christopher Kirkby, Principal[6]
- Luther Lee Emerson School with an enrollment of 198 students in grades 2 - 4
- Christopher Kirkby, Principal[7]
- Middle school
- Demarest Middle School which serves 328 students in grades 5 through 8
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]
- Michael Fox, Superintendent of Schools
- Frank Chilson, Business Administrator
References
- ^ a b District information for the Demarest Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2009.
- ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 18, 2011. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District-Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan- are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
- ^ Data for Demarest Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ Faculty, County Road School. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ Faculty, Luther Lee Emerson School. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Faculty, Demarest Middle School. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ Demarest Board of Education, Demarest School District. Accessed May 18, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Demarest Public Schools. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Demarest Public Schools
- Demarest Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Demarest Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
Coordinates: 40°57′33″N 73°57′36″W / 40.959269°N 73.960112°W
Categories:- School districts in Bergen County, New Jersey
- New Jersey District Factor Group I
- New Jersey school stubs
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