Ridgefield School District (New Jersey)

Ridgefield School District
555 Chestnut Street Ridgefield, NJ 07657
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Frank Romano
Business administrator	Richard Guarini
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,639 (as of 2011-12)
Faculty	162.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	10.08:1
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	http://www.ridgefieldschools.com
Ind. Per Pupil District Spending Rank (*) K-12 Average  %± vs. Average 1A Total Spending $20,501 40 $18,891 8.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,491 43 14,783 18.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 11,199 47 8,763 27.8% 6 Support Services 2,823 41 2,392 18.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,473 9 1,485 -0.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,548 23 1,783 -13.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 385 17 268 43.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 66,664 41 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Ridgefield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Borough of Ridgefield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,639 students and 162.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.08:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fourth-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.

The District offers a wide variety of opportunities for students of all abilities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, including a special education magnet school. Since the early 1990s, the District has served special needs youngsters from Ridgefield and from other districts in a state-recognized program, using learning centers at all four schools.

Ridgefield's Academic Decathlon team consistently places among regional and state competitions. The districts schools offer a full range of athletics at all levels.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Preschool

• Shaler Academy (Pre-K and K; 194 students)
  • Anna Gaeta - Principal

Elementary schools

• Bergen Boulevard School (1-2; 204)
  • Anna Gaeta - Principal
• Slocum-Skewes School (3-8; 661)
  • John Coviello - Principal

High school

• Ridgefield Memorial High School (9-12; 580)
  • Dr. Tamika DePass - Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Frank Romano, Superintendent of Schools
• Richard Guarini, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Ridgefield School District
• Ridgefield School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education Statistics