Clark Public School District

Clark Public School District
Address
365 Westfield Avenue
, Union County, New Jersey, 07066
United States
Coordinates40°37′23″N 74°18′43″W / 40.623114°N 74.311967°W / 40.623114; -74.311967
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentEdward Grande
Business administratorR. Paul Vizzuso
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment2,299 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty184.7 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.clarkschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,05011$18,891−15.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,8011814,783−13.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,529178,763−14.1%
6Support Services2,022312,392−15.5%
8Administrative Cost1,433211,485−3.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,368141,783−23.3%
13Extracurricular Activities4304626860.4%
16Median Teacher Salary54,743364,043
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 Clark Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Clark, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Garwood, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 2,299 students and 184.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.