Editing Bloomfield, New Jersey (section)

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
The [[Bloomfield Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=4182c62e53504f62a06a98a8504adc56 Bloomfield Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Bloomfield Public Schools. Accessed February 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Bloomfield School District. Composition: The Bloomfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bloomfield."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,191 students and 538.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401830&DistrictID=3401830 District information for Bloomfield Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401830 School Data for the Bloomfield Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Early Childhood Center at Forest Glen<ref>[https://ecc.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Early Childhood Center at Forest Glen], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (165 students; in grade PreK), 
Berkeley Elementary School<ref>[https://berkeley.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Berkeley School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (446; K-6), 
Brookdale Elementary School<ref>[https://brookdale.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Brookdale Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (320; K-6), 
Carteret Elementary School<ref>[https://carteret.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Carteret Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (375; K-6), 
Demarest Elementary School<ref>[https://demarest.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Demarest Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (480; K-6), 
Fairview Elementary School<ref>[https://fairview.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Fairview Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (452; PreK-6), 
Franklin Elementary School<ref>[https://franklin.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Franklin Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (343; K-6), 
Oak View Elementary School<ref>[https://oakview.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Oak View Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (314; PreK-6), 
Watsessing Elementary School<ref>[https://watsessing.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Watsessing Elementary School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (270; K-6), 
Bloomfield Middle School<ref>[https://bms.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Bloomfield Middle School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (971; 7-8) and 
[[Bloomfield High School (New Jersey)|Bloomfield High School]] / Bridges Academy<ref>[https://bhs.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/ Bloomfield High School], Bloomfield School District. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref> (1,986; 9-12).<ref>[https://www.bloomfield.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=364783&type=d Principal Contact Information], Bloomfield Public Schools. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/0410 School Performance Reports for the Bloomfield Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0410 New Jersey School Directory for the Bloomfield Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

As of the 2012–13 school year, the Bloomfield Public Schools had an actual Budgetary Per Pupil Cost of $11,848 (which is 16.4% below the statewide group average was $14,173), while Total Spending Per Pupil for the district was $15,848 (which is 16.0% below the $18,867 statewide).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/csg/14/csg.pl?string=dist_code0410&maxhits=650 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2013 for Bloomfield Twp (0410)], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 22, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/csg/14/csggrsum.pl Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending 2013 for Enrollment Group: G. K-12 / 3501 +], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 22, 2014.</ref>

[[Bloomfield Tech High School]] is a regional, countywide [[magnet school|magnet]] public high school that offers [[vocational education|occupational]] and academic instruction for students in Essex County, as part of the [[Essex County Vocational Technical Schools]].<ref>[https://www.essextech.org/bt/bt_about.php About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205103231/http://www.essextech.org/bt/bt_about.php |date=2017-12-05 }}, [[Bloomfield Tech High School]]. Accessed November 20, 2016.</ref>

====Catholic schools====
Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish School, which serves grades K–8, is operated under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716155434/http://www.stthomastheapostlenj.com/stta/About%20Us/ About Us]}}, Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish School. Accessed July 25, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/essex-county-1 Essex County Catholic Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref>