Hoboken Public Schools

Hoboken Public Schools
Address
1115 Clinton Street
Hoboken
, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07030
United States
Coordinates40°45′03″N 74°01′53″W / 40.75089°N 74.031392°W / 40.75089; -74.031392
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentChristine Johnson
Business administratorJoyce A. Goode
Schools5
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment3,138 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty229.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.hoboken.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$25,37167$18,89134.3%
1Budgetary Cost21,1716714,78343.2%
2Classroom Instruction10,697658,76322.1%
6Support Services4,791672,392100.3%
8Administrative Cost1,681511,48513.2%
10Operations & Maintenance3,040671,78370.5%
13Extracurricular Activities73368268173.5%
16Median Teacher Salary71,1706164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68
Hoboken High School
AJ Demarest Middle School

Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] 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.[5][6]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 3,138 students and 229.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[7]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[8] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]

Elementary schools

Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School[14] with 529 students in grades K-5

  • Charles Bartlett, principal

Thomas G. Connors Elementary School[15] with 292 students in grades K-5

  • Juliana Addi, principal

Wallace Elementary School[16] with 594 students in grades K-5

  • Martin Shannon, principal
Middle school

Hoboken Middle School[17] with 387 students in grades 6-8

  • Anna Marra, principal
High school

Hoboken High School[18] with 428 students in grades 9-12

  • Robin Piccapietra, principal

Former schools

  • Joseph F. Brandt Middle School
  • A.J. DeMarest Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][20]

  • Christine Johnson, superintendent
  • Joyce A. Goode, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three 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.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Hoboken Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Hoboken Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022. "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 Hoboken School District. Composition: The Hoboken School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hoboken."
  4. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  5. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  9. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 6, 2017.
  10. ^ School Data for the Hoboken Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  11. ^ School Directory, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  12. ^ School Performance Reports for the Hoboken Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Hoboken Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Thomas G. Connors Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Wallace Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  17. ^ Hoboken Middle School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  18. ^ Hoboken High School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  19. ^ Central Office, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed March 28, 2022.
  20. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  21. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  22. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Hoboken Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 14, 2024. "The District is comprised of six buildings. The oldest of the building, Connors Elementary School, was built in 1908. The other buildings were built in 1910 (A.J. Demarest), 1920 (Joseph F. Brandt No. 2), 1962 (Hoboken High School), 1972 (Wallace No. 6), and 1976 (Salvatore R. Calabro No. 4), respectively.... An elected nine-member Board of Education (the “Board”) serves as the policy maker for the District. The Board adopts an annual budget and directly approves all expenditures, which serve as the basis for control over and authorization for all expenditures of the School District tax money. The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the School District, responsible to the Board for total educational and support operations. The Board Secretary is the chief financial officer of the School District, responsible to the Board for maintaining."