| Norwood Public School District | |
| Superintendent: | Kevin Ulmer |
| Businessadmin: | Louise A. Napolitano |
| Address: | 177 Summit Street |
| City: | Norwood |
| County: | Bergen County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07648 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.9957°N -73.9613°W |
| Grades: | K-8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 631 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 48.5 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 13.0:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | I |
| Website: | District website |
The Norwood Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Norwood, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 631 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[4]
The district is 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.[5]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, together with students from Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan,[6] along with students from Rockleigh who attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[7] The school is one of the two schools of the Northern Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the neighboring communities of Closter, Demarest and Haworth at the Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[8] [9] During the 1994–96 school years, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[10] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,170 students and 97.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[11]
The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which also includes the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale and Old Tappan districts, as well as the Northern Valley Regional High School District.[12]
Core members of the district's administration are:[14]
The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2014) 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.[17] [18] [19]