Editing Hoboken, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
Hoboken has a highly educated population. Based on data from the [[American Community Survey]], it was ranked in 2019 as one of the top 15 most-educated municipalities in New Jersey with a population of at least 10,000, placing first on the list, with 50.2% of residents having bachelor's degree or higher, more than double the 23.4% of residents in New Jersey and 19.1% nationwide who have reached that educational level.<ref>Raychaudhuri, Disha. [https://www.nj.com/data/2019/07/the-15-most-educated-towns-in-new-jersey-ranked.html "The 15 most educated towns in New Jersey, ranked"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112130114/https://www.nj.com/data/2019/07/the-15-most-educated-towns-in-new-jersey-ranked.html |date=January 12, 2020 }}, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 17, 2019. Accessed January 12, 2020. "A note about the data: Ranking based on educational attainment of population age 25 years and above according to the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau. The ranking only includes towns with populations above 10,000, as lower population areas tend to skew rates and have high margins of error. Towns where the margin of error was higher than 10 percent were also excluded.... 1. Hoboken, Hudson County - Percent with bachelor's degree and above: 50.2"</ref>

===Public schools===
[[File:8.24.09HobokenHSByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|[[Hoboken High School]]]]
[[Hoboken Public Schools]] is a school district that serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f4cd983ee69e4d99afcd2d19e7826d19 Hoboken Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Hoboken Public Schools, adopted June 13, 2017. Accessed February 4, 2025. "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 Hoboken School District. Composition: The Hoboken School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hoboken."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref>

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,531 students and 240.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.7:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407350&DistrictID=3407350 District information for Hoboken Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407350 School Data for the Hoboken Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools/joseph_f__brandt_elementary_school Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref> with 611 students in grades K–5, 
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools/thomas_g__connors_elementary_school Thomas G. Connors Elementary School], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref> with 328 students in grades K–5, 
Wallace Elementary School<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools/wallace_elementary_school Wallace Elementary School], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref> with 594 students in grades PreK–5, 
Hoboken Middle School<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools/hoboken_middle_school Hoboken Middle School], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref> with 432 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Hoboken High School]]<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools/hoboken_high_school Hoboken High School], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref> with 607 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/schools School Directory], Hoboken Public Schools. Accessed February 4, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/2210 School Performance Reports for the Hoboken Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2210 New Jersey School Directory for the Hoboken Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

In addition, Hoboken has three [[charter school]]s, which are schools that receive public funds yet operate independently of the Hoboken Public Schools under charters granted by the Commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. [[Elysian Charter School]] serves students in grades K–8, [[Hoboken Charter School]] in grades K–12 and Hoboken Dual Language Charter School in grades K–8.<ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/hudson New Jersey School Directory for Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In 2018 the [[New Jersey Department of Education]] named the Dual Language charter as having one of six "Model Programs" in New Jersey.<ref>Mosca, David. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/05/njtpa_receive_award_charter_school_ranked_1_journa.html "Hoboken charter school a model; Students earn honors |Journal Entries"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624182620/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/05/njtpa_receive_award_charter_school_ranked_1_journa.html |date=June 24, 2020 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 8, 2018, updated January 30, 2019.Accessed April 11, 2021. "The NJ Department of Education has named the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School a Model Dual Language Program, the only one of its kind in the state and one of only six Model Programs in the state."</ref>

===Private schools===
Private schools in Hoboken include [[The Hudson School]], [[All Saint's Episcopal Day School]], and [[Stevens Cooperative School]]. Hoboken Catholic Academy, a K-8 [[Catholic school]] operated by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]],<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 Hudson County Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>Pries, Allison. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/09/17_new_jersey_schools_earn_national_blue_ribbon_award.html 17 "New Jersey schools earn National Blue Ribbon Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061425/http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/09/17_new_jersey_schools_earn_national_blue_ribbon_award.html |date=October 19, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.</ref>

===Higher education===
[[File:ViewSouthFromHowe.jpg|thumb|[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]]]
[[Stevens Institute of Technology]], which was founded in 1870, is located in the Castle Point section of Hoboken.<ref name=History/> The [[university]] is comprised of three schools and one college; the Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science, School of Business, School of Systems and Enterprises and the College of Arts and Letters.<ref name="about">[http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210150917/http://www.stevens.edu/sit/about |date=December 10, 2013 }}, [[Stevens Institute of Technology]]. Accessed May 31, 2015.</ref> Total enrollment is more than 8,800 undergraduate and graduate students across all schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facts and Statistics |url=https://www.stevens.edu/discover-stevens/stevens-by-the-numbers/facts-statistics |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Stevens Institute of Technology |language=en}}</ref> Stevens is home to three [[Center of excellence|national research centers of excellence]] and joint research programs focusing on healthcare, energy, finance, defense, STEM education and coastal stability. Stevens also owns most of [[Castle Point (Hoboken)|Castle Point]], which is the highest point in Hoboken.<ref>Fry, Chris. [https://jerseydigs.com/hoboken-history-castle-point-terrace-yellow-brick-road/ "Castle Point Terrace: History Shines Through On The Yellow Brick Road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802003627/https://jerseydigs.com/hoboken-history-castle-point-terrace-yellow-brick-road/ |date=August 2, 2020 }}, Jersey Digs, April 13, 2017. Accessed April 11, 2021.</ref>