Editing Rutherford, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Rutherford School District]] serves the borough's public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=c36e2cb412ce4a1092235b01e48bccc0 Rutherford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Rutherford School District. Accessed May 4, 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 Rutherford School District. Composition: The Rutherford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rutherford."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,652 students and 208.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414460&DistrictID=3414460 District information for Rutherford School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> [[Public education]] began in Rutherford prior to 1900, but the oldest school structure that is still standing is the former Park School, built in 1902. It is currently the home of the Rutherford borough hall, on Park Avenue. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414460 School Data for the Rutherford School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are 
Kindergarten Center<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/kcenter/ Kindergarten Center], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (opened in 2014), 
Lincoln School<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/lincoln/ Lincoln School], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (490 students; in grades Pre-K–3), 
Washington School<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/washington/ Washington School], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (326; 1–3), 
Pierrepont School<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/pierrepont/ Pierrepont School], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (595; 4–6), 
Union School<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/union/ Union School], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (424; 7–8) and 
[[Rutherford High School (New Jersey)|Rutherford High School]]<ref>[https://www.rutherfordschools.org/rhs/ Rutherford High School], Rutherford Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2020.</ref> (762; 9–12), built in 1922.<ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4600 New Jersey School Directory for Rutherford School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Rutherford formerly had three "neighborhood" schools for grades K–5 (Washington, Lincoln, and Sylvan) which fed into two "magnet" schools for 6–8. The magnet schools also served as elementary schools for their neighborhoods. Sylvan School was closed at the end of the 2004–2005 school year and has become a handicapped preschool, as well as office space for the special services department.

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014000910/http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us |date=October 14, 2013 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034226/https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions |date=March 5, 2017 }}, [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>

[[File:Iviswold2009.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Iviswold]] Castle located on the [[Felician College]] campus.]]
St. Mary's [[Roman Catholic Church]] was established in Rutherford in the 1890s and opened a school shortly thereafter. The parish offers The Academy at Saint Mary for preschool through eighth grade<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/bergen-elementary/ Bergen County Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729162638/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/bergen-elementary/ |date=July 29, 2016 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed November 12, 2016.</ref> and [[St. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey)|St. Mary High School]], founded in 1929.<ref>[http://www.stmaryhs.org/aboutus/geninfo/default.aspx Abouts Us], [[St. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey)|St. Mary High School]]. Accessed August 19, 2013.</ref> Both schools are operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/bergen-county-catholic-high-schools/ Bergen County Catholic High Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060714/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/high-school/bergen-county-catholic-high-schools/ |date=August 12, 2017 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed November 12, 2016.</ref>

In 1942, [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] was founded in Rutherford as a two-year college, anchored by the [[Iviswold|Iviswold Castle]] on Montross Avenue, which was built in the 1880s as a summer home by [[David B. Ivison]]. After FDU expanded to a four-year college and then to offering graduate programs, it acquired other, larger campuses, and eventually left Rutherford, offering the campus for sale due to financial difficulties. In the fall of 1997, the Rutherford campus was purchased by [[Felician College]], an independent private [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] institution, which often has cultural and community events.<ref>Winters, Jaimie Julia. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/126302748_Man_with_a_Plan_Restorer_bringing_back_the_bling.html "Iviswold restorer bringing back the bling"], ''South Bergenite'', July 28, 2011. Accessed August 30, 2011. "In 1942, Peter Sammartino bought the property and opened Fairleigh Dickinson College with the castle as its heart. Fairleigh Dickinson University closed the Rutherford campus in 1994 due to lack of space. The facilities and the castle were locked and unoccupied for three years until 1997 when Felician College purchased the entire 10.5-acre campus and acquired the castle."</ref>