Garfield Public Schools

Garfield Public Schools
Garfield Public Schools
Address
	125 Outwater Lane Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07026; United States
Coordinates	40°52′54″N 74°06′47″W / 40.881549°N 74.113151°W
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Richard D. Tomko
Business administrator	Kathlene Derych
Schools	12
Affiliation(s)	Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment	4,713 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty	438.1 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio	10.8:1
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	www.gboe.org
	Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.; *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Garfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Garfield, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3]^[4] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke^[5] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.^[6]^[7]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 4,713 students and 438.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.^[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.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d District information for Garfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
^ Home Page, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Garfield school district is composed of approximately five thousand students housed in seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. In addition, the district also offers PreK education to three and four-year-old children in various locations in the city."
^ Garfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed October 11, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Garfield School District. Composition: The Garfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Garfield."
^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 11, 2014.

[NCES-1] District information for Garfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.

[2] Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.

[3] Home Page, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Garfield school district is composed of approximately five thousand students housed in seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. In addition, the district also offers PreK education to three and four-year-old children in various locations in the city."

[4] Garfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Garfield Public Schools. Accessed October 11, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Garfield School District. Composition: The Garfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Garfield."

[5] What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."

[6] What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.

[7] SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.

[8] NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 11, 2014.

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