South Brunswick Public Schools

South Brunswick Public Schools
231 Black Horse Lane
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
District information
Grades pre-K to 12
Superintendent Dr. Gary P. McCartney[1]
Business administrator Thaddeus Thompson[1]
Schools 10
Students and staff
Enrollment 8,997 (as of 2011-12)[2]
Faculty 613.1 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 14.67:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.sbschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,96413$18,891-15.5%
1Budgetary Cost12,235914,783-17.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,43988,763-15.1%
6Support Services1,39442,392-41.7%
8Administrative Cost1,327301,485-10.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,811681,7831.6%
13Extracurricular Activities18224268-32.1%
16Median Teacher Salary67,3756664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[3]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The South Brunswick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 8,997 students and 613.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.67:1.[2]

The district has grown substantially in recent decades, with district enrollment more than doubling in the two decades from 1991[4] and high school enrollment doubling to nearly 2,000 in the decade prior to 2001, and increasing by another 1,000 in the subsequent decade.[5][6]

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.[7]

Awards and recognition

Five of the district's schools have received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve: South Brunswick High School (1990–91), Greenbrook School (1991–92), Crossroads Middle School (1992–93), Cambridge Elementary School (1996–97), Constable Elementary School (2000–01).[8]

Five of South Brunswick's schools have been named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve:

Indian Fields 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.[14]

SBHS is home to the award-winning Viking Marching Band, which swept the 2013 New Jersey state championship to win its seventh state title.[15]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[16]) are:[17][18]

Middle schools
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[1][28]

References

  1. 1 2 3 District Leadership, South Brunswick School District. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 District information for South Brunswick Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ About the Community, South Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed September 24, 2014. "In 1991, the District’s enrollment was just under 4,000 students. At the start of the 2010-2011 school year, approximately 9,100 students were enrolled in the District’s school communities, which include nine elementary schools for students in Grades K-5, a two-campus middle school for students in Grades 6-8 and a high school for students attending Grades 9-12."
  5. ↑ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/South Brunswick; A Sprawling Town Reining In Growth", The New York Times, November 10, 2002. Accessed September 22, 2011. "NOWHERE in South Brunswick is the rapid growth felt more profoundly than in the 8,160-student school system, which grew by 160 students last year. It consists of nine elementary schools, Crossroads Middle School, for Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,942-student South Brunswick High School, where enrollment has doubled in the past decade."
  6. ↑ South Brunswick High School, SchoolDigger.com. Accessed September 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  9. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1993-94 school year, Cambridge Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
  10. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1993-94 school year, Dayton Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
  11. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1993-94 school year, Indian Fields Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
  12. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 1998-99 school year, Monmouth Junction Elementary School, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
  13. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail 2000-01 school year, South Brunswick High School, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ James, Davy. "SBHS Marching Band Dominates State Championships; South Brunswick High School finishes first in every category en route to 7th state title.", South Brunswick Patch, October 24, 2013. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ School Data for the South Brunswick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ Schools, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  18. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the South Brunswick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2014.
  19. ↑ Brooks Crossing Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  20. ↑ Brunswick Acres Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  21. ↑ Cambridge Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  22. ↑ Constable Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  23. ↑ Greenbrook Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  24. ↑ Indian Field Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  25. ↑ Monmouth Junction Elementary School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  26. ↑ Crossroads Middle Schools North and South , South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  27. ↑ South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick Public Schools, September 24, 2014.
  28. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2014.

Coordinates: 40°25′15″N 74°30′51″W / 40.42082°N 74.514238°W / 40.42082; -74.514238

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