Rutherford School District

Rutherford School District
Address
176 Park Avenue
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07070
United States
Coordinates40°49′32″N 74°06′31″W / 40.825688°N 74.108637°W / 40.825688; -74.108637
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentJack Hurley
Business administratorJoseph Kelly
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,652 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty208.7 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.7:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.rutherfordschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,47725$18,891−7.5%
1Budgetary Cost13,1522114,783−11.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,052328,763−8.1%
6Support Services1,708102,392−28.6%
8Administrative Cost1,522341,4852.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,577311,783−11.6%
13Extracurricular Activities27792683.4%
16Median Teacher Salary67,2144964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Rutherford School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rutherford, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,652 students and 208.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

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.