Metuchen School District
| Metuchen School District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent: | Vincent Caputo | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Michael A. Harvier | ||||
| Address: | 16 Simpson Place Metuchen, NJ 08840 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 2,134 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 167.2 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.76:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | www.metuchenschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-12 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $17,171 | 36 | $18,047 | -4.9% |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 12,928 | 19 | 14,519 | -11.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,878 | 27 | 8,588 | -8.3% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,919 | 26 | 2,338 | -17.9% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,232 | 9 | 1,448 | -14.9% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,332 | 12 | 1,787 | -25.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 368 | 31 | 263 | 39.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 64,611 | 44 | 62,707 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=67 | |||||
The Metuchen School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Metuchen, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,134 students and 167.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.76:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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]
The Metuchen Board of Education is made up of nine elected members who serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three members of the Board selected by the voters each year.[4]
Awards and recognition
NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[5] The district was also included in NAMM's 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[6]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8] [9]
- Elementary schools
- Mildred B. Moss Elementary School[10] (Kindergarten; 151 students)
- Richard Cohen, Principal[11]
- Campbell Elementary School[12] (1-4; 670)
- Edward C. Porowski, Principal[11]
- Middle school
- High school
- Metuchen High School[14] for grades 9-12 (602)
- Bruce Peragallo, Principal[11]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[11][15]
- Vincent Caputo, Superintendent
- Michael A. Harvier, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Metuchen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ↑ 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 December 8, 2009.
- ↑ Board of Education, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ↑ Data for the Metuchen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Our Schools, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Metuchen School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Mildred B. Moss Elementary School, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Meet Our Administrators, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Campbell Elementary School, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Edgar Middle School, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Metuchen High School, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2014.
External links
- Metuchen School District
- Metuchen School District's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Metuchen School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°32′15″N 74°21′19″W / 40.53759°N 74.355209°W
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