Spotswood Public Schools

Spotswood Public Schools
Superintendent: Dr. Walter Uszenski
Business Administrator: Robert Green
Address: Administrative Offices
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 4
Enrollment: 1,836 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 151
Student–teacher ratio: 12.16
District Factor Group: DE
Web site: http://www.spotswood.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,364 25 $13,632 -9.3%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,060 19 8,035 -12.1%
6 Support Services 1,857 27 2,166 -14.3%
8 Administrative Cost 1,301 3 1,379 -5.7%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,685 32 1,674 0.7%
13 Extracurricular Activities 371 16 258 43.8%
16 Median Teacher Salary 51,000 12 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 0-1800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=45

The Spotswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Spotswood, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

All public students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend the Spotswood schools, along with students from Milltown who attend Spotswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.[3][4] In addition to the five members from Spotswood, a single representative from each of Helmetta and Milltown serve on the district's Board of Education.[5]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,836 students and 151 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.16. In addition to the 151 teachers the district also had 109 other staff members for a total of 260 FTEs and operated on a budget of $26,304,000, an average of $14,912 per pupil.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.[6]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:

Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b District detail information for the Spotswood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Milltown Fact Sheet, Joyce Kilmer School. Accessed March 25, 2011. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Commissioner of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2010–2011 budget of $14.7 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  4. ^ Parents, Spotswood High School. Accessed March 25, 2011. "Welcome to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  5. ^ Board of Education Members, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed August 25, 2008.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  7. ^ Data for the Spotswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2011.
  8. ^ Contact Us, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 12, 2011.
  9. ^ Middlesex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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