Bergenfield Public School District

The Bergenfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bergenfield in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,710 students and 292.9 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice 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. Available slots are announced annually by grade.

History

In 1935, the district's board of education cited overcrowding at Dumont High School and Tenafly High School, which Bergenfield students had been attending, as justification to build a new high school, as long as costs were reasonable and government funding was obtained. The original high school building was constructed at a cost of $370,000 as an addition to an existing school, and dedicated in ceremonies held in April 1941. The latest high school building was constructed at a cost of $3,625,000 and opened in 1959 on South Prospect Avenue to accommodate the post war Baby Boom and replaced the combination junior/senior high school on the corner of Clinton and Washington Avenue, which become a 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.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools

Franklin Elementary School with 372 students in grades PreK–5
*Everett B. Thompson, principal
Hoover Elementary School with 272 students in grades PreK–5
*William Fleming, principal
Jefferson Elementary School with 289 students in grades K–5
*Craig Vogt, principal
Lincoln Elementary School with 440 students in grades PreK–5
*James Mitchel, principal
Washington Elementary School with 257 students in grades K–5
*Thomas Lawrence, principal

;Middle school

Roy W. Brown Middle School with 792 students in grades 6–8
*Dominick Rotante, principal

;High school

Bergenfield High School with 1,250 students in grades 9–12
*Robert Ragasa, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Christopher Tully, superintendent of schools
JoAnn Khoury-Frias, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of five 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 one or two seats up for election each year held 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.