Clark Public School District

The Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.[3] Students from Garwood, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.[4][5]

Clark Public School District
Address
365 Westfield Avenue Clark, NJ 07066
Coordinates	40.623114°N 74.311967°W
District information
Grades	[preschool,kindergarden, 1-5 6-8 9-12
Superintendent	Edward Grande
Business administrator	R. Paul Vizzuso
Schools	5
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,328 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	179.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,050 11 $18,891 −15.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,801 18 14,783 −13.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,529 17 8,763 −14.1% 6 Support Services 2,022 31 2,392 −15.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,433 21 1,485 −3.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,368 14 1,783 −23.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 430 46 268 60.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 54,743 3 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2021 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,328 students and 179.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[1]

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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Preschool

• Clark Preschool[9] with 78 students in PreK

Elementary schools

• Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School[10] with 549 students in grades K-5
  • Shirley Bergin, Principal[11]
• Valley Road Elementary School[12] with 465 students in grades K-5
  • , Principal[11]

Middle school

• Carl H. Kumpf Middle School[13] with 481 students in grades 6-8
  • Richard Delmonaco, Principal[11]

High school

• Arthur L. Johnson High School[14] with 720 students in grades 9-12
  • Jennifer Feeley, Principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][15]

• Edward Grande, Superintendent
• R. Paul Vizzuso, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration; an additional board member represents the sending district of Garwood. 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.[16][17][18]

References

1. District information for Clark Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Clark Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Clark School District. Composition: The Clark School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clark."
4. Clark Township Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The school district educates more than 2,350 students in five buildings and enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 district. They subsequently attend grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
5. About Us, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed June 5, 2016. "High school students attend ALJ High School in Clark, NJ"
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
7. School Data for the Clark Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
8. New Jersey School Directory for the Clark Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
9. [http://preschool.clarkschools.org/ Clark Preschool, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.
10. Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.
11. Meet Our Administration Team, Clark Public School District. Accessed August 9, 2017.
12. Valley Road Elementary School, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.
13. Carl H. Kumpf Middle School, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.
14. Arthur L. Johnson High School, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Clark Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for the year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 16, 2020. "The Clark Public School District (the "District") is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials from Clark Township and one representative from Garwood Borough (sending district) and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District."
18. Board of Education Members, Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020.

External links

• Clark Public School District
• Clark Public School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Clark Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics