Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Margaret W. Hayes | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Anthony Del Sordi | ||||
| Address: | Evergreen Avenue & Cedar Stree Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 8 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 5,388 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 400.2 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.5 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.spfk12.org/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,973 | 28 | $13,632 | -12.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,972 | 18 | 8,035 | -13.2% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,955 | 58 | 2,166 | -9.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,198 | 24 | 1,379 | -13.1% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,507 | 47 | 1,674 | -10.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 59,169 | 56 | 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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from two communities in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in Prekindergarten through twelfth grade, who come from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood. The district has five elementary schools (PreK-Grade 4), two middle schools (Grades 5-8), and one comprehensive high school (Grades 9-12).
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 5,388 students and 400.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.[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]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Howard B. Brunner Elementary School (463 students)
- J. Ackerman Coles School (519 students)
- Evergreen School (405 students)
- William J. McGinn School (474 students)
- School One (389 students)
- Middle Schools
- Park Middle School (823 students)
- Terrill Middle School (847 students)
- High School
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (1,468 students)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[5]
- Dr. Margaret W. Hayes, Superintendent of Schools[6]
- Anthony DelSordi, Business Administrator & Board Secretary[7]
- Norman "Trip" Whitehouse, Board of Education President[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 21, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 21, 2011.
- ^ Union County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Home Page, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed April 21, 2011.
- ^ Business Office, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed April 21, 2011.
- ^ Board of Education Members, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District. Accessed April 21, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 74°22′00″W / 40.639709°N 74.366592°W
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