Haledon School District

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Coordinates40°56′28″N 74°10′57″W / 40.941064°N 74.18245°W / 40.941064; -74.18245
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentChristopher Wacha
Business administratorLameka Augustin
Haledon School District
Address
70 Church Street
, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07508
United States
Coordinates40°56′28″N 74°10′57″W / 40.941064°N 74.18245°W / 40.941064; -74.18245
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentChristopher Wacha
Business administratorLameka Augustin
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,035 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty96.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.haledon.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,44914$18,891−18.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,2242914,159−6.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,650468,659−0.1%
6Support Services1,891272,167−12.7%
8Administrative Cost1,420271,547−8.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,14481,612−29.0%
13Extracurricular Activities10248104−1.9%
16Median Teacher Salary56,0201461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Haledon School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Haledon, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 1,035 students and 96.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.[5]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Manchester Regional High School, located in Haledon, which also serves students from North Haledon, and Prospect Park.[6][7] The Manchester district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's schools without cost to their parents, with tuition paid by the state. Available slots are announced annually by grade.[8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 811 students and 61.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[9]

Schools in the district are:[10][11]

  • Haledon Public School, which had an enrollment of 1,028 students in the 2022–23 school year.[12]
    • Christopher Wacha, principal[13]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Christopher Wacha, superintendent. Hernandez serves as a joint superintendent with the Manchester Regional High School District.[15]
  • Lameka Augustin, business administrator and board secretary[16]

Board of education

References

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