Hamilton Township School District

Hamilton Township School District
Superintendent: Dr. James M. Sheerin (Interim)
Business Administrator: Carol Chiacchio
Address: 90 Park Avenue
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 23
Enrollment: 13,008 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 713.0
Student–teacher ratio: 18.2
District Factor Group: FG
Web site: http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $10,979 7 $13,632 -19.5%
2 Classroom Instruction 6,730 7 8,035 -16.2%
6 Support Services 1,533 19 2,166 -29.2%
8 Administrative Cost 970 5 1,379 -29.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,395 32 1,674 -16.7%
13 Extracurricular Activities 166 16 258 -35.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 60,120 59 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Hamilton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 23 schools had an enrollment of 13,008 students and 713.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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]

Contents

Schools

The district consists of seventeen K-5 elementary schools, three middle schools serving grades 6-8, and three high schools serving grades 9-12. Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools

Other Schools

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Hamilton Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  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 October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 12, 2009.
  5. ^ Mercer County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  6. ^ Superintendent's Message, Hamilton Township Public Schools. Accessed September 28, 2011.
  7. ^ Business Office, Hamilton Township Public Schools. Accessed November 12, 2009.

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