Hillside Public Schools

Hillside Public Schools
Address
195 Virginia Street
, Union County, New Jersey, 07205
United States
Coordinates40°41′22″N 74°13′21″W / 40.689405°N 74.222453°W / 40.689405; -74.222453
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentA. Robert Gregory (acting)
Business administratorDavid Eichenholtz
SchoolsErskine R. Glover
Students and staff
Enrollment3,123 (as of 2018–19)
Faculty260.7 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,78848$18,891−0.5%
1Budgetary Cost13,9253814,783−5.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,026308,763−8.4%
6Support Services2,071362,392−13.4%
8Administrative Cost1,735561,48516.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,852521,7833.9%
13Extracurricular Activities2165268−19.4%
16Median Teacher Salary64,2383964,043
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 Hillside Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillside, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,123 students and 260.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

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