Plainfield Public School District
| Plainfield Public School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Anna Belin-Pyles (interim) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Gary L. Ottmann | ||||
| Address: | 504 Madison Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 14 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 6,460 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 564.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 11.5 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $17,739 | 101 | $13,632 | 30.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 10,947 | 104 | 8,035 | 36.2% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,718 | 87 | 2,166 | 25.5% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,663 | 101 | 1,379 | 20.6% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,191 | 97 | 1,674 | 30.9% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 66,770 | 88 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Plainfield Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's 14 schools had an enrollment of 6,460 students and 564.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[4]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
Elementary Schools (grades K-6)
- Barlow Elementary School - 291 students
- Cook Elementary School - 242 students
- Emerson Community School - 423 students
- Evergreen Elementary School - 416 students
- Jefferson Elementary School - 287 students
- Stillman Elementary School - 242 students
- Washington Community School - 472 students (including pre-K)
- Woodland Elementary School - 210 students
Grades K-8 Centers
- Cedarbrook Elementary School - 482 students
- Clinton Elementary School - 328 students (including pre-K)
Middle Schools (grades 7-8)
- Hubbard Middle School - 598 students
- Maxson Middle School - 718 students
High School / Academies
- Plainfield High School - 1,778 students (9-12)
- Barack Obama Academy for Academic & Civic Development - 52 students (10-12)
- Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (7-12)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6]
- Anna Belin-Pyles, Interim Superintendent of Schools[7]
- Gary L. Ottmann, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[8]
[edit] School Principals
- Aurora J. Hill (Acting), Barlow
- Janet R. Grooms, Emerson
- Dr. Wilson Aponte, Evergreen
- Scot R. Burkholder, Jefferson
- Mark Williams, Stillman
- Kwame Asante, Washington
- Shirley Johnson-Tucker, Woodland
[edit] K-8 Centers
- Frank Asante, Cedarbrook
- BJ Brown-Johnson, Clinton
- John A. Martucci, Cook
[edit] Intermediate Schools
- Gwynetta Y. Joe, Hubbard
- Dr. Anthony Jenkins, Maxson
- Angela Bento (Vice Principal), Plainfield Academy for the Arts & Advanced Studies (PAAAS)
[edit] High Schools
- Dr. Brian Bilal, Plainfield High School
- Kevin Stansbury (Administrator), Barack Obama Academy for Academic & Civic Development (BOAACD)
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Plainfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 15, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ Union County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Superintendent's Executive Staff, Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed April 22, 2011.
- ^ Cabinet Members, Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed April 22, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Plainfield Public School District
- Plainfield Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 74°25′17″W / 40.614499°N 74.421309°W
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