Secaucus Public Schools
School district in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
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The Secaucus Public Schools is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Secaucus, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
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685 5th Street
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| Coordinates | 40.788239°N 74.054993°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Charles Voorhees (acting) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Grace Yeo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 2,229 (as of 2020–21)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 187.5 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.9:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | DE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2025–26 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,144 students and 189.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.314:1.[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 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7][8]
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Elementary schools
- Clarendon Elementary School[11] with 470 students in grades K-5
- Christine Candela, principal[10]
- Huber Street Elementary School[12] with 635 students in grades PreK-5
- Robert Valente, principal[10]
- Middle school
- High school
- Secaucus High School[14] with 594 students in grades 9–12
- Steven Viggiani, principal[10]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[10][15]
- Charles Voorhees, acting Superintendent of schools; he was appointed on an interim basis in April 2014 to succeed Erick Alfonso, who has been placed on administrative lead the previous month by the board without explanation to the public.[16][17]
- Grace Yeo, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of 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 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business aspects of the district.[18][19][20]