Grades K-12 Business administrator Karen L. Perkins Student-teacher ratio 13.91:1 Number of schools 17 | Superintendent Richard Tardalo Enrollment 10,992 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group CD Faculty 790 | |
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The Clifton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clifton, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
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Map of Clifton Public Schools, Clifton, NJ, USA
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 17 schools had an enrollment of 10,992 students and 790.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.91:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
The Clifton High School Mustangs compete in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL). Clifton High School's marching Band, "The Showband of the Northeast", is well-known internationally.
With more than 3,300 students enrolled, Clifton High School is the largest single-facility high school in New Jersey; Elizabeth High School had more students, but they were spread over multiple campuses before the school was split into separate academies. An additional overflow site, the Clifton High School Annex, was constructed at a cost of $17 million and opened in September 2009 to accommodate 540 of the school year's 850 incoming freshmen to alleviate overcrowding.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: