North Plainfield School District

North Plainfield School District
Superintendent:		Dr. Marilyn E. Birnbaum
Business Administrator:		Donald Sternberg
Address:		33 Mountain Avenue North Plainfield, NJ 07060
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		5
Enrollment:		3,133 (as of 2008-09)
Faculty (in FTEs):		289.0
Student–teacher ratio:		10.8
District Factor Group:		DE
Web site:		http://www.nplainfield.org/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$13,841	56	$13,632	1.5%
2	Classroom Instruction	8,003	54	8,035	-0.4%
6	Support Services	2,323	60	2,166	7.2%
8	Administrative Cost	1,209	13	1,379	-12.3%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,927	64	1,674	15.1%
13	Extracurricular Activities	296	18	258	14.7%
16	Median Teacher Salary	49,715	11	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide. *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70

The North Plainfield School District is a public school district that serves students from Pre-K through Grade 12 from North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. The district also houses a comprehensive Adult High School and an Adult Community School which offers educational programs for North Plainfield and neighboring community residents. The current budget is approximately $45 million.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,133 students and 289.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8.

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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary Schools

• East End (grades PreK-4; 448 students)
• Stony Brook (K-4; 260)
• West End (K-4; 524)

Three elementary buildings provide K-4 pupils with neighborhood elementary education and modern playground facilities. The University of Chicago mathematics program, an integrated language arts approach to communication skills, portfolio assessment on the kindergarten and first grade levels, and multi-cultural awareness characterize the current curricular thrust

Middle Schools

• Somerset School (507) houses the fifth and sixth grade students. Its program, incorporating interdisciplinary approaches to instruction, encompasses a comprehensive curriculum. Team planning and team teaching are utilized to help build a sense of community and self-respect while preparing for high school study.
• North Plainfield Middle School serves students in seventh and eighth grades within the high school program.

High School

• North Plainfield High School (1,394), fully certified by the New Jersey Department of Education and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, offers a comprehensive program of studies to its 7-12 enrollment.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Marilyn Elgart Birnbaum, Superintendent
• Donald Sternberg, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• North Plainfield Public Schools
• North Plainfield Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics