As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 169 students and 20.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Alpine had the 33rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 160 students.[5]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[6]
The original school was located on Church Street in what was the old Post Office building which also has been removed and replaced with a new building.
A $5 million construction project completed in 2016 updated the school building originally constructed in 1910, renovating about 4,700 square feet (440 m2) and adding a 10,800-square-foot (1,000 m2) wing that includes a performing arts center. The entire cost of the project was paid for by contributions from residents.[13]
School
As of the 2023–24 school year, the Alpine School had an enrollment of 165 students in grades K-8.[14]
The school colors are green and white and its mascot is the Ram. The old colors were Blue and Yellow.
the original mascot was the bulldog.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[15][16]
Olga Sico, business administrator and board secretary[18]
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised five 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 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.[19][20][21]
^Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....33. Alpine Borough; Enrollment: 160; Grades: K-8; County: Bergen; Town population: 1,849"
^Alpine School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 21, 2020. "The District's students in Grades 9 through 12 can attend Tenafly High School which is the partner school in a sending-receiving relationship. Enrollment is free for students with the cost of their tuition paid by the Alpine School District."
^Alvarado, Monsy. "Alpine to keep sending students to Tenafly", The Record, April 4, 2003. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Alpine - The borough's high school students will continue to attend Tenafly High School under a new contract approved by the Board of Education this week."
^Gemignani, Joseph. "Tenafly student registration recount lacks parent cooperation", The Record, June 20, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2014. "Students from Alpine, which has no high school, may attend Tenafly High under a so-called sending agreement that reimburses Tenafly. When the 2011-12 school budget was adopted, the cost per pupil was put at $14,392, though Trager said that figure has since been increased because Trenton has recalculated the formula to add items like special education."
^Region III OverviewArchived December 6, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."
^Yellin, Deena. "Alpine uses local donations to fund school renovation", The Record, December 28, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2017. "The Alpine School District, which serves 160 students in grades K to 8 in a single school, recently completed a year and a half, nearly $5 million renovation project, which includes a new state-of-the-art performing arts center, a soundproof music room, an upgraded library, three new small group instruction rooms, an expanded media center, new main offices, an interior instructional courtyard and a kitchen."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Alpine School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 26, 2024. "The District is a Type II District located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board of Education of the Alpine School District, comprised of five elected individuals, is the primary governing authority of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
^Board of Education, Alpine Public School District. Accessed February 26, 2024.
