Pompton Lakes School District
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,755 students and 138.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
The district is 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.
Students from Riverdale (in Morris County) attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Riverdale School District.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary schools
- Lenox School with 352 students in grades K-5
- Mike McCarthy, principal
- Lincoln School with 331 students in grades PreK-5
- Louis Shadiack, principal
- Middle school
- Lakeside Middle School with 384 students in grades 6-8
- Jake Herninko, principal
- High school
- Pompton Lakes High School with 679 students in grades 9-12
- Vincent S. Przybylinski Jr., principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Paul Amoroso, superintendent
- Angela Spasevski, 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. The Riverdale district appoints a tenth member to represent its interests on the Pompton Lakes board of education.