Roselle Park School District
Address
510 Chestnut Street
Roselle Park, NJ 07204
United States
Coordinates40°40′01″N 74°15′55″W / 40.666832°N 74.265348°W / 40.666832; -74.265348
District information
GradesK to 12
SuperintendentPedro Garrido
Business administratorMichelle Calas
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,034 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty174.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.rpsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,44342$18,891−2.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,3864414,783−2.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,512448,763−2.9%
6Support Services2,342482,392−2.1%
8Administrative Cost1,582441,4856.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,523281,783−14.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3211426819.8%
16Median Teacher Salary64,8104264,043
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

The Roselle Park School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Roselle Park, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,034 students and 174.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools
  • Aldene Elementary School[8] with 286 students in grades PreK-5
    • Sloan Scully, principal
  • Robert Gordon Elementary School[9] with 266 students in grades PreK-5
    • Elise Genao, principal
  • Sherman Elementary School[10] with 355 students in grades K-5
    • Tara Lechner, principal
Middle school
  • Roselle Park Middle School[11] with 526 students in grades 6-8
    • Patricia Gois, principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

  • Pedro Garrido, superintendent[14]
  • Michelle Calas, business administrator and board secretary[15]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Roselle Park Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Roselle Park Board of Education District Policy 9009 _ Name and Classification, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020. "The Roselle Park Borough School District has been comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Roselle Park for the purpose of providing a program of education in grades Kindergarten through Twelve."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ School Data for the Roselle Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ 2019-2010 District Calendar, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Roselle Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Aldene Elementary School, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Robert Gordon Elementary School, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sherman Elementary School, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Roselle Park Middle School, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ Roselle Park High School, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Superintendent's Office, Roselle Park School District. Accessed February 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ Business Office, Roselle Park School District. Accessed February 1, 2021.
  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. ↑ Board of Education, Roselle Park School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
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