As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising 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.[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.[7]
Reginald Lamptey, business administrator and board secretary[28]
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 as part of the April school 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.[29] Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Irvington is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.[30][31][32]
^Irvington Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Irvington Public Schools. Accessed November 22, 2021. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Irvington School District. Composition: The Irvington School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Irvington."
^What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
^Sportelli, Albina. "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections", The Record, April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Irvington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed February 29, 2024. "The Irvington Township School District (the 'District') is a Type I District located in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey. As a Type I District, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine (9) members elected to three (3) year staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12."
