South Plainfield Public Schools
| South Plainfield Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Gary Bowen (acting) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Nicholas C. Puleio (interim) | ||||
| Address: | 125 Jackson Avenue South Plainfield, NJ 07080 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 8 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,708 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 306.6 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://spboe.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,248 | 35 | $13,632 | -10.2% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,410 | 35 | 8,035 | -7.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,550 | 22 | 2,166 | -28.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,280 | 38 | 1,379 | -7.2% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,565 | 55 | 1,674 | -6.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 356 | 97 | 258 | 38.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 61,841 | 72 | 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 South Plainfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, for South Plainfield, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 3,708 students and 306.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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
The schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics).[4] are:
- Elementary schools
- Roosevelt Preschool (36 students)
- Franklin Elementary School (327)
- Ellen Decker-Lorys - Principal
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School (272)
- Lisa Parker - Principal
- John E. Riley Elementary School (313)
- Al Czech - Principal
- Roosevelt Elementary School (373)
- Bob Diehl - Principal
- Grant Elementary School for grades 5 & 6 (575)
- Leo Whalen - Principal
- Robert Richkus - Asst. Principal
- Middle school
- South Plainfield Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (593)
- Kevin Hajduk - Principal
- Tamekia Grier - Assistant Principal
- High school
- South Plainfield High School (1,219)
- Dr. Kenneth May - Principal
- Ralph Errico - Assistant Principal
- Kelly Richkus - Assistant Principal
- Joe Cirigliano - Assistant Principal
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[5][6]
- Dr. Gary R. Bowen, Acting Superintendent of Schools
- Nicholas C. Puleio, Interim Board Secretary / Business Administrator
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the South Plainfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 7, 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 October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the South Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 7, 2011.
- ^ Administration, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed May 15, 2011.
- ^ Middlesex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- South Plainfield Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the South Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°34′19″N 74°25′02″W / 40.572002°N 74.417098°W
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