South Plainfield Public Schools
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
). are:
Elementary schools
Middle school
High school
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, for South Plainfield
South Plainfield, New Jersey
South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,385....
, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 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
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
The schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
). 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 SchoolSouth Plainfield High SchoolSouth Plainfield High School is a four-year, co-ed public high school located in South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. It is the sole high school in the South Plainfield Public Schools...
(1,219)- Dr. Kenneth May - Principal
- Ralph Errico - Assistant Principal
- Kelly Richkus - Assistant Principal
- Joe Cirigliano - Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Gary R. Bowen, Acting Superintendent of Schools
- Nicholas C. Puleio, Interim Board Secretary / Business Administrator
External links
- Official site
- Data for the South Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...