Metuchen School District

Metuchen School District
16 Simpson Place
Metuchen, NJ 08840
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Vincent Caputo
Business administrator Michael A. Harvier
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,109 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 166.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.66:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.metuchenschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,54543$18,891-1.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,3662514,783-9.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,250378,763-5.9%
6Support Services2,040322,392-14.7%
8Administrative Cost1,293111,485-12.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,362131,783-23.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3833426842.9%
16Median Teacher Salary64,0913764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

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 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,109 students and 166.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.66:1.[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 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Kindergarten
Elementary school
Middle school
High school

Administration

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

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Metuchen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Board of Education, Metuchen School District. Accessed February 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ School Data for the Metuchen School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ Our Schools, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Metuchen School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ Mildred B. Moss Elementary School, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Meet Our Administrators, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ Campbell Elementary School, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ Edgar Middle School, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ Metuchen High School, Metuchen School District. Accessed October 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 26, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°32′15″N 74°21′19″W / 40.53759°N 74.355209°W / 40.53759; -74.355209

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