Edgewater Public Schools

Edgewater Public Schools
Address
251 Undercliff Avenue
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07020
United States
Coordinates40°49′19″N 73°58′43″W / 40.822044°N 73.978714°W / 40.822044; -73.978714
District information
GradesPreK-6
SuperintendentSiobhan Tauchert
Business administratorJames Tevis (interim)
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment685 (as of 2023–24)
Faculty68.5 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.edgewaterschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-6
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,45720$18,891−12.9%
1Budgetary Cost11,280613,649−17.4%
2Classroom Instruction6,93258,366−17.1%
6Support Services1,45972,161−32.5%
8Administrative Cost1,320131,467−10.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,510261,552−2.7%
13Extracurricular Activities161239−59.0%
16Median Teacher Salary51,816957,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Edgewater Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grades from Edgewater, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 685 students and 68.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Leonia Middle School with 675 students in grades 6–8 (Edgewater students attend for grades 7–8) and Leonia High School with 814 students in grades 9–12.