Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District

Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
Superintendent: Dr. Richard O'Malley
Business Administrator: Susan Irons
Address: Cambridge Park School
Aberdeen, NJ 07747
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 7
Enrollment: 3,756 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 277.0
Student–teacher ratio: 13.6
District Factor Group: FG
Web site: http://www.marsd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $13,359 62 $13,632 -2.0%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,014 65 8,035 -0.3%
6 Support Services 1,645 29 2,166 -24.1%
8 Administrative Cost 1,477 76 1,379 7.1%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,798 77 1,674 7.4%
16 Median Teacher Salary 59,750 57 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District is a regional school district in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The district serves students in grades K - 12 from the communities of Aberdeen Township (2,655.5 students) and the neighboring community of Matawan Borough (1,246.5 students).[3]

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,756 students and 277.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6.[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.[4]

The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Central Offices are located at 1 Crest Way, in Aberdeen.

The district provides students with academic and vocational experiences to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In addition to providing a sound, broad academic curriculum taught by highly-qualified instructors, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District offers programs such as Cooperative Work Study Programs, a Gifted and Talented Program, Pre-School Programs, a comprehensive Special Education Program with four full Child Study Teams, Speech Correction Services, and an array of many other programs and services.

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Schools

The district is a comprehensive system comprising seven schools, which includes one PreSchool, three elementary schools grades K-3, one 4-5 school, one middle school grades 6-8, one high school grades 9-12 as listed below (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]):

Preschool
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School

Administration

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

References

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