Colts Neck School District

Colts Neck School District
Superintendent: Ross E. Kasum
Business Administrator: John Paredes
Address: 70 Conover Road
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 3
Enrollment: 1,350 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 138.3
Student–teacher ratio: 9.8
District Factor Group: I
Web site: http://www.coltsneckschools.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $13,925 76 $12,420 12.1%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,480 77 7,588 11.8%
6 Support Services 1,846 52 1,771 4.2%
8 Administrative Cost 1,574 62 1,411 11.6%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,778 81 1,462 21.6%
13 Extracurricular Activities 92 45 97 -5.2%
16 Median Teacher Salary 55,220 46 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Colts Neck School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,350 students and 138.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

The district includes three schools and an administration building. The three schools are based on a K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 grade configurations. The Conover Road Primary School, the newest of the three, serves grades K-2. The Conover Road School currently serves grades 3-5 and has a functional capacity of 420 pupils. The Cedar Drive School currently serves grades 6-8 and has a functional capacity of 479 pupils. The district's preschool handicapped program is also housed in the Cedar Drive School.

Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Colts Neck High School or one of the other schools of the Freehold Regional High School District. The Freehold Regional High School District serves students from Colts Neck Township, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro.[4]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5])are:

Elementary schools
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Colts Neck Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 18, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2009.
  4. ^ Freehold Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2011. "Freehold Regional High School District, the largest regional high school district in New Jersey, has six high schools with almost 12,000 students and over 1,500 employees. Covering over 200 square miles, the district encompasses eight socio-economically and ethnically diverse communities. District members include the townships of Colts Neck, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, and Marlboro, and the boroughs of Englishtown, Farmingdale, and Freehold."
  5. ^ Data for the Colts Neck School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 17, 2011.
  6. ^ Board of Education Members, Colts Neck Township Schools. Accessed April 17, 2011.
  7. ^ Monmouth County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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