Trenton Public Schools

Trenton Public Schools
108 North Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08609
District information
Grades PreK-12
Superintendent Nelson Ribon (Acting)
Business administrator Jayne S. Howard
Schools 22
Affiliation(s) Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment 13,881 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 1,005.7 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 13.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.trenton.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,15686$18,89112.0%
1Budgetary Cost17,1459214,78316.0%
2Classroom Instruction10,094918,76315.2%
6Support Services2,691802,39212.5%
8Administrative Cost1,800961,48521.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,191891,78322.9%
13Extracurricular Activities18926268-29.5%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4506164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Trenton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, and includes 16 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 3 high school programs. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5]

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its 22 schools had an enrollment of 13,881 students and 1,005.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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]

Awards and recognition

Washington Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Preschool
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[32][33]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Trenton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ About SDA, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed January 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ SDA Capital Program, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed January 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Trenton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Schools, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Trenton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Stokes Early Childhood Center, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ Columbus Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ Franklin Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ Grant Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ Gregory Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ P.J. Hill Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ Jefferson Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  19. ↑ Mott Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  20. ↑ Parker Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  21. ↑ Robbins Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  22. ↑ Paul S. Robeson Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  23. ↑ Washington Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  24. ↑ Wilson Elementary School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  25. ↑ Grace A. Dunn Middle School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  26. ↑ Hedgepeth-Williams Middle School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  27. ↑ Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  28. ↑ Luis Munoz Rivera Middle School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  29. ↑ Daylight-Twilight Alternative High School, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  30. ↑ Trenton Central High School Chambers Campus, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  31. ↑ Trenton Central High School West Campus, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  32. ↑ Leadership Team, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed April 13, 2017.
  33. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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