| Pompton Lakes School District | |
| Superintendent: | Paul Amoroso |
| Businessadmin: | Renee Taveniere |
| Address: | 237 Van Avenue |
| City: | Pompton Lakes |
| County: | Passaic County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 07442 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.0046°N -74.2847°W |
| Grades: | K-12 |
| Schools: | 4 |
| Enrollment: | 1,755 (as of 2020–21) |
| Faculty: | 138.5 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 12.7:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | FG |
The Pompton Lakes School District is a comprehensive public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pompton Lakes, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,755 students and 138.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[2]
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.[3]
Students from Riverdale (in Morris County) attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Riverdale School District.[4] [5]
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7] [8] [9]
Core members of the district's administration are:[14]
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.[17] [18] The Riverdale district appoints a tenth member to represent its interests on the Pompton Lakes board of education.[19]