Hoboken Public Schools

Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke^[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.^[5][6]

Hoboken Public Schools
Address
1115 Clinton Street Hoboken , Hudson County, New Jersey, 07030 United States
Coordinates	40.75089°N 74.031392°W / 40.75089; -74.031392
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Christine Johnson
Business administrator	Joyce A. Goode
Schools	5
Affiliation(s)	Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment	3,531 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	240.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	14.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.hoboken.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $25,371 67 $18,891 34.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 21,171 67 14,783 43.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,697 65 8,763 22.1% 6 Support Services 4,791 67 2,392 100.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,681 51 1,485 13.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 3,040 67 1,783 70.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 733 68 268 173.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 71,170 61 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Hoboken High School

AJ Demarest Middle School

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,531 students and 240.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1.^[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.^[7] Available slots are announced annually by grade.^[8]

History

Former schools include Joseph F. Brandt Middle School and A.J. DeMarest Middle School.

The district had been 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.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^[11][12][13]

Elementary schools

• Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School^[14] with 611 students in grades K–5
  • Charles Bartlett, principal
• Thomas G. Connors Elementary School^[15] with 328 students in grades K–5
  • Juliana Addi, principal
• Wallace Elementary School^[16] with 594 students in grades PreK–5
  • Martin Shannon, principal

Middle school

• Hoboken Middle School^[17] with 432 students in grades 6–8
  • Ryan Sorafine, principal

High school

• Hoboken High School^[18] with 607 students in grades 9–12
  • Robin Piccapietra, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[19][20]

• Christine Johnson, superintendent^[21]
• Joyce A. Goode, business administrator and board secretary^[22]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) 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.^[23][24][25]