Spotswood Public Schools

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Spotswood Public Schools
Superintendent:Dr. Scott Rocco
Business Administrator:Mark Resnick
Address:105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Grade Range:K-12
School facilities:4
Enrollment:1,537 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):142.5
Student–teacher ratio:10.79:1
District Factor Group:DE
Web site:http://www.spotswood.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
Average
%± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$15,66910$18,047-13.2%
1Budgetary Cost12,0871014,519-16.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,242138,588-15.7%
6Support Services1,712122,338-26.8%
8Administrative Cost1,23411,448-14.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,571231,787-12.1%
13Extracurricular Activities314726319.4%
16Median Teacher Salary54,500962,707
Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with less than 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Spotswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten 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][5]

As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,537 students and 142.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.79:1.[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.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools
  • G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School[10] for Pre-K to 1st grade (277 students)
    • Daniel Dooley - Principal[11]
  • E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School[12] for grades 2-5 (427)
    • Karen Boyle - Principal[11]
Middle school
  • Spotswood Memorial Middle School[13] for grades 6-8 (338)
    • Pam Slevin - Principal[11]
High school
  • Spotswood High School[14] for grades 9-12 (766)
    • Thomas Calder - Principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][15]

  • Scott Rocco - Superintendent
  • Mark Resnick - Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 District Details for the Spotswood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Milltown Fact Sheet, Joyce Kilmer School. Accessed January 19, 2014. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2013-2014 operating budget of $15 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  4. Spotswood High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 19, 2014. "Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  5. Welcome, Spotswood High School. Accessed January 19, 2014. "Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  7. School Data for the Spotswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  8. About Our Schools, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Spotswood Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  10. G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Contact Us, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  12. E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  13. Spotswood Memorial Middle School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  14. Spotswood High School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed January 19, 2014.
  15. New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 19, 2014.

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Coordinates: 40°23′39″N 74°23′38″W / 40.39413°N 74.393969°W / 40.39413; -74.393969

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