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Somerset Hills Regional School District
25 Olcott Ave
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Frances Wood
Business administratorNancy Lee Hunter
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,014 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Faculty164.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitehttp://www.shsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,34160$18,8917.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,1015214,7832.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,504438,763−3.0%
6Support Services2,800602,39217.1%
8Administrative Cost1,569421,4855.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,624381,783−8.9%
13Extracurricular Activities58164268116.8%
16Median Teacher Salary68,9445564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Somerset Hills Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from four communities in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from the boroughs of Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone, along with students from the township of Bedminster (grades 9–12) who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 2,014 students and 164.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary school
  • Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School[8] - 640 students in grades PreK–4
    • Amy G. Phelan, Principal[9]
    • April H. Friedman, Assistant Principal[9]
Middle school
  • Bernardsville Middle School[10] - 581 students in grades 5–8
    • Gretchen Dempsey, Principal[11]
    • Brian Latzke, Assistant Principal[11]
High school
  • Bernards High School[12] - 793 students in grades 9–12
    • Scott Neigel, Principal[13]
    • Michael Corbett, Assistant Principal[13]
    • Michael Hoppe, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director[13]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

  • Dr. Frances Wood, Superintendent
  • Nancy Lee Hunter, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Somerset Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2015.
  5. ^ School Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Somerset Hills School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 28, 2014.
  7. ^ 2015-2016 Somerset County Public School Directory, pp. 35-36. Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  8. ^ Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Bedwell Elementary School Administration, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  10. ^ Bernardsville Middle School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Bernardsville Middle School Administration, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Bernards High School, Somerset Hills Regional School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c Bernards High School Administration, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  14. ^ District Office Directory, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 28, 2014.
  16. ^ Business Office, Somerset Hills School District. Accessed November 1, 2016.

External links

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