Irvington Public Schools

Irvington Public Schools is a public school district serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Irvington, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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 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.

Irvington Public Schools
Address
1 University Place
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07111
United States
Coordinates40.735578°N 74.221149°W / 40.735578; -74.221149
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentApril Vauss
Business administratorReginald Lamptey
Schools12
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment8,020 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty530.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio15.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.irvington.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,44091$18,89118.8%
1Budgetary Cost16,9038814,78314.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,453798,7637.9%
6Support Services3,194942,39233.5%
8Administrative Cost1,526671,4852.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,491931,78339.7%
13Extracurricular Activities1247268−53.7%
16Median Teacher Salary56,9981264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 8,020 students and 530.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.

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

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