Editing Secaucus, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] are educated by the [[Secaucus Public Schools]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=70c74ebd1e804030b5dc2e91d82c7c3e Secaucus Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelfth in the Secaucus School District. Composition: The Secaucus School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of Secaucus."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,229 students and 187.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414850&DistrictID=3414850 District information for Secaucus School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414850 School Data for the Secaucus Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Millridge School / Early Learning Center<ref>[https://www.sboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=436879&type=d&pREC_ID=958337 Early Learning Center], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> serving Pre-K, 
Clarendon Elementary School<ref>[https://clarendon.sboe.org/ Clarendon Elementary School], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> with 470 students in grades K–5, 
Huber Street Elementary School<ref>[https://huber.sboe.org/ Huber Street Elementary School], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> with 635 students in grades Pre-K–5, 
Secaucus Middle School<ref>[https://sms.sboe.org/ Secaucus Middle School], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> with 514 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Secaucus High School]]<ref>[https://shs.sboe.org/ Secaucus High School], Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref> with 594 students in grades 9–12<ref>[http://www.sboe.org/apps/maps/ School Locations], Secaucus Public School District. Accessed March 15, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/4730 School Performance Reports for the Secaucus School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4730 New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The athletic teams of Secaucus High School are nicknamed the "Patriots".<ref>[http://shs.sboe.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=276471 "Patriot Campus Store"]. Secaucus High School. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref>

For the 2018–19 school year, the [[Hudson County Schools of Technology]] moved [[High Tech High School]] from its previous location in [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] to a newly built {{convert|350000|sqft}} school building in Secaucus constructed at a cost of $160 million on a {{convert|22|acres|adj=on}} site.<ref>Elamroussi, Aya. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/09/high_tech_hs_unveils_new_campus.html "$160M high-tech high school opens, dedicated to longtime educator"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', September 8, 2018, updated January 29, 2019. Accessed January 19, 2020. "That's just the entrance of the new High Tech High School campus — the tip of the iceberg. The $160 million state-of-the-art school opened this week and was dedicated this afternoon to retiring Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank J. Gargiulo.... The 350,000-square-foot building is packed with technological perks ranging from recording and production studios to 12 science labs and music classrooms.... The Frank J. Gargiulo Campus stands on a 22-acre land owned by the county, roughly twice the size of the old High Tech building in North Bergen."</ref> The former building was sold to the [[North Bergen School District]] to become the new home of [[North Bergen High School]].<ref>Kennedy, Mike. [https://www.asumag.com/planning-design/facility-planning/article/20853529/north-bergen-nj-district-will-move-high-school-to-hightech-campus-that-is-being-vacated "North Bergen (N.J.) district will move high school to high-tech campus that is being vacated County's High Tech High School is moving to Secaucus, and North Bergen will acquire the facility."], ''[[American School & University]]'', November 16, 2016. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The North Bergen (N.J.) school district says it will move its high school to a facility being vacated by Hudson County Schools of Technology's High Tech High School."</ref>

Immaculate Conception School, the town's only [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Private school|private]] [[day school]], serving grades Pre-K through eighth grade, closed in 2008.<ref>[http://www.iccparish.com/icchistory.php Parish History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903142501/http://www.iccparish.com/icchistory.php |date=September 3, 2014 }}, Immaculate Conception Parish. Accessed September 1, 2014. "In 2008, the parish school also closed and the buildings are being used for religious education."</ref>

The [[Swatch Group#The Nicolas G. Hayek Watchmaking School|Nicholas G. Hayek Watchmaking School]], established in 2005, offers a two-year training program that prepares students to service watches.<ref>Bonamo, Mark J. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2410490/article-Switzerland-in-Secaucus-Watchmaking-school-teaches-how-to-keep-time-ticking "Switzerland in Secaucus Watchmaking school teaches how to keep time ticking"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', December 14, 2006. Accessed July 15, 2012. "To help address this occupational gap, the Swatch Group opened the school named after Hayek in Sept. 2005. The school strictly adheres to the curriculum established by the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program, or WOSTEP. Completion of the two-year, 3,000-hour training program enables graduates to get a job servicing watches anywhere in the world. There are only four other schools like the one in Secaucus in the U.S."</ref>