Trenton Public Schools
| Trenton Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Rodney Lofton | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Jayne Howard | ||||
| Address: | 108 North Clinton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 21 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 11,449 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 762.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 15.0 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | A | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.trenton.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $16,532 | 95 | $13,632 | 21.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,751 | 78 | 8,035 | 8.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,867 | 93 | 2,166 | 32.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,631 | 94 | 1,379 | 18.3% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 2,729 | 105 | 1,674 | 63.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 145 | 14 | 258 | -43.8% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 77,751 | 105 | 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 Trenton Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The district has twenty-one elementary schools, two middle schools and five high school programs. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide.[3]
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 21 schools had an enrollment of 11,449 students and 762.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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] Awards and recognition
Washington Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[5]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
Elementary Schools
- Cadwalader (PK-5; 211 students)
- Columbus (PK-8; 227)
- Franklin (K-5; 451)
- Grant (PK-8; 561)
- Gregory (PK-8; 509)
- Harrison (K-5; 168)
- Hedgepeth (PK-8; 772)
- Jefferson (K-5; 252)
- Kilmer (PK-8; 581)
- Monument (PK-8; 358)
- Mott (PK-8; 479)
- P.J. Hill (PK-8; 562)
- Parker (PK-5; 561)
- Parker Annex II
- Rivera
- Robbins (K-8; 781)
- Robbins Annex
- Stokes (K-5; 293)
- Washington (PK-5; 352)
- Wilson (PK-5; 330)
Middle Schools (6-8)
- Dunn Middle (6-8; 590)
- Career Life Skills Academy
High schools (9-12)
- Daylight Twilight High School [1] (9-12; 409)
- Daylight Twilight South Ward [2]
- Trenton Central High School (9-12; 2,478)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Raymond Broach, Interim Superintendent of Schools
- Jayne Howard, Business Administrator
School Board Members:
Members of the school district's Board of education are:[9]
- Joyce Kersey - President
- Dr. Diane Campbell- Vice President
- Harry Luna
- Alexander Brown
- Lucy Guzman
- Lisa Kasabach
- Marcellus D. Smith Jr.
- Nicola Tatum
- Donald Shelton
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Trenton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2008.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Trenton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2009.
- ^ Administration, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2008.
- ^ Mercer County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Trenton Board of Education, Trenton Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Trenton Public Schools
- Trenton Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Trenton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°13′27″N 74°45′14″W / 40.22413°N 74.753788°W
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