South Hackensack School District

South Hackensack School District
Address
1 Dyer Avenue
South Hackensack
, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07606
United States
Coordinates40°51′59″N 74°02′45″W / 40.8664°N 74.045809°W / 40.8664; -74.045809
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentLetizia Pantoliano (interim)
Business administratorEmidio D'Andrea (interim)
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment265 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty24.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.shmemorial.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,28259$18,89123.2%
1Budgetary Cost17,8475614,15926.0%
2Classroom Instruction9,637458,65911.3%
6Support Services3,546572,16763.6%
8Administrative Cost1,513241,547−2.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,810611,61274.3%
13Extracurricular Activities26855104157.7%
16Median Teacher Salary68,6086661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

South Hackensack School District is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from South Hackensack, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 265 students and 24.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[1]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Hackensack High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackensack Public Schools, together with students from Rochelle Park.[6][7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,726 students and 138.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[8]

History

The district had previously served students from Teterboro, who had attended the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[9] Teterboro, a non-operating district was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.[10]

The district had been 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.[11]

School

Memorial School had an enrollment of 249 students in grades PreK–8 as of the 2021–22 school year.[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:[13]

  • Letizia Pantoliano, interim superintendent and principal[14]
  • Emidio D'Andrea, interim business administrator and board secretary[15]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for South Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ South Hackensack Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, South Hackensack School District, adopted February 9, 2009. Accessed October 18, 2025. "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 eight in the South Hackensack School District. Composition: The South Hackensack School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Hackensack."
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the South Hackensack School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.
  5. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the South Hackensack School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Tarrazi, Alexis. "Agreement reached between Maywood, Hackensack ", Hackensack Chronicle, March 9, 2012. Accessed October 18, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The Maywood school district has been sending its students to Hackensack High School for decades and currently sends 250 students. The high school also serves about 120 students from Rochelle Park and 80 students from South Hackensack, according to The Record.
  7. ^ South Hackensack School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 4, 2017. "Our graduating eighth grade students have qualified for honors/accelerated courses at Hackensack High School."
  8. ^ School data for Hackensack High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Staff. "Guide To School Elections -- Teterboro ", The Record, April 4, 2001. Accessed October 18, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Teterboro sends its students to South Hackensack schools and has a three-member board that prepares its annual school budget."
  10. ^ Graham, Aaron R. Bergen County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Bergen County Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2011. "Hasbrouck Heights (PK-12) and Teterboro (non-op): The two districts will form the newly merged district of Hasbrouck Heights with Teterboro, a non-operating district scheduled for elimination on July 1, 2010."
  11. ^ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  12. ^ School Data for the South Hackensack School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Office of the Superintendent /Principal, South Hackensack School District. Accessed October 18, 2025.
  15. ^ Business Office, South Hackensack School District. Accessed October 18, 2025.
  16. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the South Hackensack Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed October 18, 2025. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.
  18. ^ Board Members, South Hackensack School District. Accessed October 18, 2025.
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