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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools

• Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center (636 students; in grades PreK-1)
  • April Lowe, principal
• Calvin Coolidge Elementary School (205; grade 2)
  • James Harden, principal
• Hurden Looker School (461; 3-4)
  • Tracey Wolff, principal
• George Washington School (488; grade 5)
  • Sharon Festante, principal

Middle school

• Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School (452; 6-8)
  • Joyce Caine, principal

High school

• Hillside High School (842; 9-12)
  • Christine Sidwa, principal

History

Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1940, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and 1960s. In the mid-1960s the high school held some 1,500 students.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: Erskine R. Glover, superintendent

• David Eichenholtz, business administrator and board secretary

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.