Garwood Public Schools
| Garwood Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Teresa Quigley | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Janine Murray | ||||
| Address: | 400 Second Avenue Garwood, NJ 07027 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 568 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 28.4 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 20.00:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.garwoodschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-8 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $15,763 | 8 | $18,047 | -12.7% |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 10,821 | 2 | 13,631 | -20.6% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,142 | 3 | 8,361 | -26.5% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,484 | 6 | 2,055 | -27.8% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,383 | 10 | 1,497 | -7.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,677 | 29 | 1,539 | 9.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 126 | 34 | 98 | 28.6% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 58,364 | 34 | 60,112 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with less than 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=66 | |||||
The Garwood Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Garwood, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's lone school had an enrollment of 394 students and 24.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.35:1.[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.[3]
Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Arthur L. Johnson High School in neighboring Clark as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Clark Public School District.[4][5]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7]
- Lincoln School for half-day preschool full day kindergarten - Grade 8 (394 students)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
- Dr. Teresa Quigley, Superintendent[10]
- Janine Murray, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 School information for the Garwood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ About Us, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed May 13, 2013. "High school students attend ALJ High School in Clark, NJ"
- ↑ Clark Township Public Schools 2010 report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 17, 2011. "The district enjoys a very positive and collaborative send/receive relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. Students from Garwood are educated in their local K-8 District, then attend Grades 9-12 at our Arthur L. Johnson High School here in Clark."
- ↑ Garwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 17, 2011.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Staff, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed May 13, 2913
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Superintendent, Garwood Public Schools. Accessed March 17, 2011.
External links
- Garwood Public Schools
- Garwood Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Garwood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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