| Long Branch Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Joseph M. Ferraina | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Peter E. Genovese, III | ||||
| Address: | 540 Broadway Long Branch, NJ 07740 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 9 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 4,928 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 493.5 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 10.0 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $15,369 | 85 | $13,632 | 12.7% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,250 | 90 | 8,035 | 15.1% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,213 | 73 | 2,166 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,510 | 83 | 1,379 | 9.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,008 | 89 | 1,674 | 20.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 51,760 | 14 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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Long Branch Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide, which is a group of schools that received special government funding due to the low socioeconomics of the population in the area.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 4,928 students and 493.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[4]
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Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]
In March 2006, the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation issued a report to Governor Jon Corzine specifically and to the public in general that addressed "Questionable and Hidden Compensation for Public School Administrators". The report disclosed that the Long Branch school district had reported to the New Jersey Department of Education that Superintendent of Schools Joseph Ferraina was receiving a base salary of $193,149 when, as the Commission of Investigation stated, he was actually receiving a total compensation of $305,099, some 58% higher than the amount reported to the State.[7]
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]