The Bergenfield Public School District is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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from

Bergenfield Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 from the 2010 censuscount of 26,764,Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,666 students and 283.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.0:1.District information for Bergenfield Borough School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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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 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: ;Elementary schools *Franklin Elementary School with 345 students in grades K-5 **Everett B. Thompson, principal *Hoover Elementary School with 261 students in grades K-5 **William Fleming, principal *Jefferson Elementary School with 278 students in grades K-5 **Craig Vogt, principal *Lincoln Elementary School with 410 students in grades PreK-5 **James Mitchel, principal *Washington Elementary School with 300 students in grades K-5 **Thomas Lawrence, principal ;Middle school *Roy W. Brown Middle School with 855 students in grades 6-8 **Shane Biggins, principal ;High school *

Bergenfield High School Bergenfield High School is a four-year, comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bergenfield, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bergenfield Public Schools. Be ...

with 1,203 students in grades 9-12 **James Fasano, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Dr. Christopher Tully, superintendent of schools *JoAnn Khoury-Frias, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Bergenfield Public School District''

for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed July 8, 2022. "The Bergenfield Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of (five, seven or nine) elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District."

References

External links

Bergenfield Public Schools website
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School Data for the Bergenfield Public Schools

{{Bergen County, New Jersey School Districts Bergenfield, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group FG School districts in Bergen County, New Jersey