Rochelle Park School District Explained

Rochelle Park School District
Logo Alt:	This is the logo for the Rochelle Park School District.
Superintendent:	Sue DeNobile
Businessadmin:	James Riley
Address:	300 Rochelle Avenue
Zipcode:	07662
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.9054°N -74.0772°W
Schools:	1
Enrollment:	502 (as of 2022–23)
Ratio:	10.5:1
Free Text:	FG

The Rochelle Park Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Rochelle Park, 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 502 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.^[4]

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.^[5]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackensack High School in Hackensack, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from South Hackensack.^{[6] [7] [8]} As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,852 students and 130.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1.^[9]

Schools

Midland School served 521 students in grades PreK-8 (as of the 2021–22 school year, per the National Center for Education Statistics^[10])

• Courtney Carmichael, principal^[11]

Administration

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

• Sue DeNobile, superintendent^[13]
• James Riley, business administrator and board secretary^[14]

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 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.^{[15] [16]}

External links

• Rochelle Park Board of Education
  • School Data for the Rochelle Park Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

Notes and References

1. https://www.rochellepark.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=370&dataid=32&FileName=0110%20Identification.pdf Rochelle Park Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification
2. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/4470 School Performance Reports for the Rochelle Park School District
3. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4479 New Jersey School Directory for the Rochelle Park School District
4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414070&DistrictID=3414070 District information for Rochelle Park School District
5. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
6. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/03/4470/000.html Rochelle Park School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
7. Alvarado, Monsy. "Maywood to study sending high schoolers to Paramus over Hackensack", The Record, January 14, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2013. "Besides 250 students from Maywood, Hackensack High School also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack."
8. Alvarado, Monsy. 'Rochelle Park considers Hackensack tuition plan", The Record, June 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2017. "Rochelle Park sends about 120 students to Hackensack High School, and that number is expected to increase next year, Oberkehr said.... Hackensack, which also serves high school students from South Hackensack and Maywood, reached tuition agreements with South Hackensack earlier this year."
9. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406270&ID=340627000496 School data for Hackensack High School
10. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414070&ID=341407000804 Midland School
11. https://www.rochellepark.org/domain/71 A Message from the Principal
12. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/bergen New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County
13. https://www.rochellepark.org/domain/70 Message from the Superintendent of Schools
14. https://www.rochellepark.org/domain/72 Business Office
15. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
16. https://www.rochellepark.org/domain/83 Board of Education