Ogdensburg Borough School District Explained

Ogdensburg Borough School District
Superintendent:David Astor
Businessadmin:Richard Rennie
Address:100 Main Street
City:Ogdensburg
County:Sussex County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07439
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.0799°N -74.5933°W
Grades:PreK-8
Schools:1
Enrollment:281 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:27.3 FTEs
Ratio:10.3:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:FG
Website:District website

The Ogdensburg Borough School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Ogdensburg, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 281 students and 27.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[5]

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.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School which also serves students from Franklin Borough, Hardyston Township and Hamburg Borough.[7] [8] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 604 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics)[10] are:

Elementary schools (PreK-8)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11] [12]

Board of education

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 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.[13] [14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=1ad5aa032fb7465984a50605ee9ff0de Ogdensburg Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  2. https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2023-24.pdf#page=19 Public School Directory 2023-2024
  3. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/3840 School Performance Reports for the Ogdensburg Borough School District
  4. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3840 New Jersey School Directory for the Ogdensburg Borough School District
  5. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412150&DistrictID=3412150 District information for Ogdensburg Borough School District
  6. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  7. https://www.wallkillvrhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=223156&type=d School and Community Profile
  8. Jennings, Rob. "Wallkill Valley grad named superintendent/principal", New Jersey Herald, August 26, 2015. Accessed October 28, 2017. "Wallkill Valley Regional High School enrolls students from Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Franklin."
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416870&ID=341687005949 School data for Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412150 School Data for the Ogdensburg Borough School District
  11. https://www.obboe.org/administration/ Administration
  12. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/sussex New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County
  13. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  14. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3840.pdf#page=39 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Ogdensburg Borough School District
  15. https://obboe.org/board-members/ Board Members