Editing Clark, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Clark Public School District]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=02cd9cb6694c41bfb7a3189abfedda00 Clark Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification], Clark Public School District. Accessed February 16, 2020. "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 Clark School District. Composition: The Clark School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clark."</ref> As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,299 students and 184.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403150&DistrictID=3403150 District information for Clark Township Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403150 School Data for the Clark Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2021.</ref>) are
Clark Preschool<ref>[http://preschool.clarkschools.org/ Clark Preschool], Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.</ref> with 20 students in Pre-K, 
Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School<ref>[http://fkh.clarkschools.org Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School], Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.</ref> with 551 students in grades K–5, 
Valley Road Elementary School<ref>[http://vrs.clarkschools.org Valley Road Elementary School], Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.</ref> with 435 students in grades K–5, 
Carl H. Kumpf Middle School<ref>[http://chk.clarkschools.org Carl H. Kumpf Middle School], Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.</ref> with 518 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Arthur L. Johnson High School]]<ref>[http://alj.clarkschools.org/ Arthur L. Johnson High School], Clark Public School District. Accessed January 20, 2022.</ref> with 708 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/0850 School Performance Reports for the Clark Township Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0850 New Jersey School Directory for the Clark Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from [[Garwood, New Jersey|Garwood]] attend the district's high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Garwood Public Schools]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/39/0850/000.html Clark Township Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The school district educates more than 2,350 students in five buildings and enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 district. They subsequently attend grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."</ref><ref>[http://www.garwoodschools.org/?PN=AboutUs About Us], Garwood Public Schools. Accessed June 5, 2016. "High school students attend ALJ High School in Clark, NJ"</ref>

Students who excel in middle school have the opportunity to attend the [[Union County Magnet High School]] and the other programs of the [[Union County Vocational Technical Schools]], which accept students from across the county on the basis of admissions examinations and applications.<ref>[http://www.ucvts.tec.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=3354 Admissions Process], [[Union County Vocational Technical Schools]]. Accessed August 3, 2016.</ref>

[[Mother Seton Regional High School]] is an all-girls, [[private school|private]], [[Roman Catholic]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]], operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/union-county-catholic-high-schools/ Union County Catholic High Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819024619/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/union-county-catholic-high-schools/ |date=August 19, 2016 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed August 3, 2016.</ref> St. John the Apostle School School is a co-ed K–12 school, also operated under the auspices of the same archdiocese. It was dedicated as a National Blue Ribbon school in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blue Ribbon School {{!}} Clark, NJ|url=https://www.sjanj.org/blue-ribbon-school.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=www.sjanj.org}}</ref>

The Clark Scholarship Fund is a not-for-profit organization that has provided need-based scholarships to college-bound Clark residents since 1955, funded entirely by contributions from individuals and businesses.<ref>[http://www.clarkscholarshipfund.com/about-clark-scholarship.html About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813163758/http://clarkscholarshipfund.com/about-clark-scholarship.html |date=2011-08-13 }}, Clark Scholarship Fund. Accessed July 11, 2011. "Since 1955, the Clark Scholarship Fund has honored outstanding Clark, NJ students. The Fund is supported entirely by contributions from businesses and individual citizens in the community. It has no endowment and does not receive support from government or foundation sources."</ref>