Grades K-12 Business administrator Joseph Kelly Student-teacher ratio 12.75:1 Number of students 2,480 Faculty 194.5 | Superintendent Jack Hurley Enrollment 2,480 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group GH Schools 5 | |
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The Rutherford School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rutherford, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
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As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,480 students and 194.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), making for a student–teacher ratio of 12.75:1.
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.
History
Public education began in Rutherford prior to 1900, but the oldest permanent school structure was the Park School, built in 1902. It is currently the home of the Rutherford borough hall, on Park Avenue.
Rutherford formerly had three "neighborhood" schools for grades K-5 (Washington, Lincoln, and Sylvan) which fed into two "magnet" schools for 6-8 (Union and Pierrepont). The magnet schools also served as elementary schools for their neighborhoods. Since the 2005-2006 school year, the Rutherford Schools have changed this format.
Sylvan School has since been closed by the Rutherford Board of Education; it houses YMCA Programs, the District Special Services Department, as well as a Handicapped Pre-School Program run by the South Bergen Jointure Commission.
Rutherford now has two elementary schools, Washington and Lincoln, for grades K-3. In grades 4-8 the students attend Union and Pierrepont Schools. For years before the realignment, the Rutherford School System underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation, which effected all of its buildings, with the most substantial amount of work taking place at Washington, Lincoln and Union Schools.
Schools
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: