Garfield Public Schools
| Garfield Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| 125 Outwater Lane Garfield, NJ 07026 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Superintendent | Nicholas Perrapato |
| Business administrator | Dr. Edward Izbicki |
| Schools | 12 |
| Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 5,279 (as of 2014-15) |
| Faculty | 447.0 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 11.8:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | B |
| Website | www |
The Garfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Garfield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its 12 schools had an enrollment of 5,279 students and 447.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
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.
Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
Coordinates: 40°52′54″N 74°06′47″W / 40.881549°N 74.113151°W
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