Grades K-6 Business administrator Gary Grembowiec Student-teacher ratio 14.67:1 Number of students 657 (2011–2012) Faculty 44.8 | Superintendent Kerry Postma Enrollment 657 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group GH Schools 1 | |
The Edgewater Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grades from Edgewater, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school (at the time) had an enrollment of 657 students and 44.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.67:1. With district enrollment increasing rapidly, George Washington School opened in September 2012, having been constructed with a third floor to accommodate enrollment growth in the district that was anticipated to rise from 628 in 2011 to as much as 925 in 2015.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.
For seventh through twelfth grades, 380 public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Leonia Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (which had 482 students in grades 6 - 8), and Leonia High School which had 696 students in grades 9 - 12.
School
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: