Global InformationRidgewood Public Schools information
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49 Cottage Place
Ridgewood , Bergen County, New Jersey, 07451United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°58′53″N 74°06′45″W / 40.98151°N 74.112579°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Thomas A. Gorman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Scott T. Bisig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 5,613 (as of 2020–21)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 432.6 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.0:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | J | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ridgewood Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from suburban Ridgewood, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,613 students and 432.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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]
- ^ a b c d District information for Ridgewood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Ridgewood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Ridgewood Public Schools. Accessed May 15, 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 twelve in the Ridgewood School District. Composition: The Ridgewood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ridgewood."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 4, 2014.