Hoboken Public Schools

Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Hoboken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5]

Hoboken Public Schools
Address
1115 Clinton Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 United States
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Christine Johnson
Business administrator	William Moffitt
Schools	5
Affiliation(s)	Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,575 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty	188.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.hoboken.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $25,371 67 $18,891 34.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 21,171 67 14,783 43.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,697 65 8,763 22.1% 6 Support Services 4,791 67 2,392 100.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,681 51 1,485 13.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 3,040 67 1,783 70.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 733 68 268 173.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 71,170 61 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Hoboken High School

AJ Demarest Middle School

As of the 2014–15 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,575 students and 188.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[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]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[7] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11]

Elementary schools

Joseph F. Brandt Primary School[12] (550 students in kindergarten to 1st,2d,3d,4th,5th)

• Charles Bartlett, Principal
• Thomas G. Connors Elementary School[13] (222; K-6)
  • Dr. Tamika A. Pollins, Principal
• Wallace Elementary School[14] (602; K-6)
  • Martin Shannon, Principal

High school

• Hoboken Middle School[15]
  • Tara Donnelly, Middle School Program Coordinator
• Hoboken High School[16] (658; 7-12)
  • Robin Piccapietra, Principal

Former schools:

• Joseph F. Brandt Middle School
• A.J. DeMarest Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

• Christine Johnson, Superintendent
• William Moffitt, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. District information for Hoboken Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2020.
4. What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
5. SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 30, 2014.
7. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
8. Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 6, 2017.
9. School Data for the Hoboken Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
10. School Directory, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Hoboken Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. Joseph F. Brandt Primary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
13. Thomas G. Connors Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
14. Wallace Elementary School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
15. Hoboken Middle School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
16. Hoboken High School, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2017.
17. Central Office, Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed April 4, 2017.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

External links

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