Rochelle Park Board of Education

What Rochelle Park Board of Education does

The Rochelle Park Board of Education operates the Rochelle Park School District, a public PreK-8 school district serving approximately 480 students through a single facility, Midland School #1, located at 300 Rochelle Avenue in Rochelle Park, Bergen County, New Jersey. The district was established with its cornerstone laid in 1926 and is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary. The district employs approximately 63 staff across teaching, specialist, and administrative roles, and maintains a send-receive partnership with Hackensack Public Schools for grades 9-12 continuation.

The district's technology stack centers on Google Workspace for Education with Google Classroom as the primary learning management system, supplemented by IXL for adaptive math and language arts practice, Edlio for the public-facing district website, PowerSchool/Realtime SIS for student information management, Frontline Education for absence management, PaySchools Central for fee payments, and Chromebooks deployed 1:1 across the student body. Specialized instructional programs include a STEAM Lab, a Gifted and Talented track with Honors classes in grades 7-8, comprehensive Special Education services including resource rooms, self-contained classrooms, and related therapies, and a nationally recognized music program that earned the 2024 NAMM Foundation Best Communities for Music Education designation and the 2025 Esprit de Corps Award at Music in the Parks.

The district operates with an annual operating budget of $17.7 million, funded primarily through local property taxes and New Jersey state education formula aid administered under New Jersey Department of Education oversight. The only fee-based revenue stream is the Pre-K program tuition at $673 per month ($6,730 annually for the 10-month school year), which operates with a lottery for seating. Meal programs are subsidized through federal and state meal subsidies. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education led by Board President Scott Kral, with Interim Superintendent Giovanni Giancaspro currently overseeing operations during an active superintendent search, and Principal Dr. Courtney Carmichael leading Midland School #1.

Name

Rochelle Park Board of Education

Legal name

Rochelle Park School District

Website

https://rochellepark.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Rochelle Park Board of Education is a New Jersey public K-8 school district operating Midland School #1 to serve approximately 480 PreK-8 students with a $17.7 million operating budget funded primarily by local property taxes and state education aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• PreK-8 schooling
• Special education services
• Gifted and talented programs
• STEAM lab instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochelle Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: District operates with an operating budget of $17.7 million funded primarily through local property taxes and state education funding
2. Pre-K Tuition: Pre-K program tuition-based revenue at $673 per month totaling $6,730 annually for the 10-month school year
3. Meal Program Fees: Free and reduced lunch program with federal and state meal subsidies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rochelle Park Board of Education operates the Rochelle Park School District, delivering publicly funded PreK-8 education at Midland School #1 to approximately 480 students in Bergen County, NJ. The district offers core academic instruction, special education and gifted/talented services, a STEAM Lab, music and arts programs, a 1:1 Chromebook program, extracurricular activities, and a tuition-based Pre-K program, funded primarily through local property taxes and state education aid with a $17.7M operating budget.

Product overview

The Rochelle Park School District operates Midland School #1 as a single PreK-8 public school serving approximately 480 students with a $17.7 million operating budget. The district offers a comprehensive educational program combining core academics (online textbooks for Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, World Languages, and Health) with specialized programs including a STEAM Lab, Gifted and Talented enrichment, and Special Education services. The school provides extensive extra-curricular activities (music, athletics, honor societies) and utilizes integrated technology platforms including Google Classroom, IXL, Friday Portals, PaySchools, and Frontline Education for administrative functions. The district maintains partnerships with Hackensack Public Schools for grades 9-12 through a send-receive relationship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Midland School #1 (PreK-8 Education) Public PreK-8 school operated by the Rochelle Park Board of Education, providing core academic instruction, special education, gifted and talented services, music, arts, athletics, and a STEAM Lab to approximately 480 students in Rochelle Park, NJ.
• Pre-K Program (Tuition-Based) Full-day Pre-K education for 4-year-olds at Midland School #1, charged at $673 per month or $6,730 for the 10-month school year, with seating managed via an annual lottery registration process.
• Special Education Services Comprehensive special education program offering Resource Room, Self-Contained classrooms (K-2, 3-4, 5-7, 6-8), LDTC, Behaviorist, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Child Study Team support, along with an Extended School Year (ESY) Program.
• Gifted and Talented Program K-8 identification and services program offering differentiated instruction for K-2, a pull-out program for grades 3-6, and Honors classes in ELA and Mathematics for grades 7-8.
• Extra-Curricular Programs Comprehensive activity program including Chorus, Band, Student Council, National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper, Yearbook, Art Club, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Intramural Volleyball, and co-ed Soccer.
• Send-Receive High School Placement (Hackensack Public Schools) Send-receive arrangement with Hackensack Public Schools providing grades 9-12 instruction for Rochelle Park students, with district-provided transportation.

Quantifiable outcome

• National recognition as Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) from NAMM Foundation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hackensack Public SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSend-receive relationship for grades 9-12. Rochelle Park students attend Hackensack High School, with transportation provided by the district. The district also provides bus transportation to Bergen County Technical Schools and Catholic high schools.
• National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) FoundationminorOthersNAMM Foundation recognizes school districts for outstanding music education programs. Rochelle Park earned BCME designation for music program excellence.
• New Jersey Department of EducationcoreOthersDistrict operates under NJDOE regulations and certification requirements for teachers and administrators. Substitute teachers must hold NJ Educator credentials or substitute certificates.
• New Jersey Local Recreation Improvement GrantminorOthersState grant funding that enabled construction of the bocce court facility and supports inclusive recreation programs including Special Olympics Bocce Team.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lodi Public Schools: Bergen County K-12 public school district serving approximately 2,500 students in a comparable inner-ring suburb. Relevant peer on funding dynamics, demographics, and state aid dependency.
• Bogota Public Schools: Small Bergen County borough K-12 district serving roughly 1,100 students in a similar inner-ring suburb. Closely comparable on scale, demographic profile, and reliance on property tax funding with overlapping attendance areas.
• Wallington Public Schools: Bergen County K-12 district in a small, geographically constrained borough. Highly comparable on scale, single-town tax base, and K-12 program scope with similar property tax funding dynamics.
• Garfield Public Schools: Bergen County K-12 public school district operating multiple schools with a larger enrollment base but similar urban-suburban demographic profile. Comparable on funding mix, state aid dependency, and feeder-program structure.
• East Rutherford School District: Small Bergen County K-8 public school district serving roughly 800 students in a similarly-sized borough. Comparable on scale, programmatic depth, and reliance on property tax-funded operations.
• Hackensack Public Schools: K-12 public school district that serves as Rochelle Park's send-receive partner for grades 9-12. Most directly comparable as the receiving district for all Rochelle Park high school students, and competes for school-choice enrollment within the same Bergen County market.
• Bergen County Technical Schools: County-wide vocational-technical school district that Rochelle Park buses students to for specialized programs. Directly comparable as a non-traditional alternative path for secondary education that competes for the same high school cohort.
• Maywood Public Schools: K-8 Bergen County school district serving approximately 800 students in a similar small-borough setting. Directly comparable as a smaller peer with overlapping attendance areas and similar programmatic and funding challenges.
• River Edge School District: Small Bergen County K-6 public school district serving roughly 1,000 students. Comparable on borough-scale operations, feeder relationships with private/Catholic high schools, and reliance on local property tax funding.
• Saddle Brook Public Schools: Adjacent Bergen County K-12 public school district of similar enrollment scale and suburban demographic profile. Competes for school-choice families and operates a comparable PreK-12 feeder structure within the same county market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RpMidland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rochelleparkschooldistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/midlandschoolrp

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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