Carteret School District

The Carteret School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Carteret, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Carteret School District
Address
599 Roosevelt Avenue
Carteret, NJ 07008
United States
Coordinates40.583577°N 74.218716°W / 40.583577; -74.218716
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentRosa L. Diaz
Business administratorHector Berrios
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment3,821 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty288.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.carteretschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,05017$18,891−15.0%
1Budgetary Cost11,721614,783−20.7%
2Classroom Instruction7,34968,763−16.1%
6Support Services1,35032,392−43.6%
8Administrative Cost1,516641,4852.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,301161,783−27.0%
13Extracurricular Activities13610268−49.3%
16Median Teacher Salary59,4402464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district and its five schools had an enrollment of 3,821 students and 288.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-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.[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Elementary schools
  • Columbus School[7] (723 students; in grades PreK–5)
    • Stephen V. Peters, Principal
  • Nathan Hale School[8] (487; PreK–5)
    • Christian Zimmer, Principal
  • Private Nicholas Minue School[9] (678; PreK–5)
    • Cheryl Bolinger, Principal
Middle school
  • Carteret Middle School[10] (862; 6–8)
    • Mary Spiga, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Rosa L. Diaz, Superintendent of Schools
  • Hector Berrios, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[14][15][16]

In 2016, borough voters turned down a ballot proposal to switch from an elected school board to an appointed board.[17][18]

References
  1. District information for Carteret Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  4. School Data for the Carteret School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  5. District Information, Carteret Public Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020. "Students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Five attend one of three elementary schools in the district – Columbus, Pvt. Nicholas Minue, and Nathan Hale.... Carteret Middle School - Students in grades six, seven and eight are provided with numerous active learning opportunities in academics, electives, and extra-curricula that help develop positive physical, social, and emotional development for each individual student.... Carteret High School offers the student body a variety of programs designed to satisfy their learning needs and their particular interests."
  6. New Jersey School Directory for the Carteret School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. Columbus School, Carteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  8. Nathan Hale School, Carteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  9. Private Nicholas Minue School, Carteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  10. Carteret Middle School, Carteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  11. Carteret High School, Carteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  12. District Contacts, Carteret School District. Accessed November 21, 2018.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Carteret School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 2, 2020. "The Board of Education is a Type II school district whose boundaries are coterminous with the Borough of Carteret in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The Board of Education has nine (9) members that are elected for three (3) year overlapping terms. The members of the Board are residents of the Borough of Carteret and vote on all matters before the Board of Education."
  16. Board of Education, Careteret School District. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  17. Rosario, Joshua. "Elected school boards rarely change to appointed boards, but Jersey City could be next", The Jersey Journal, January 8, 2020. Accessed February 2, 2020. "The last time voters gave up the right to elect a school board was in 2004 in Rockleigh Township, said Frank Belluscio, communications director for the New Jersey School Board Association. When given a similar opportunity in 2016, voters in Carteret rejected a proposal to change its school board from elected to appointed."
  18. "Nov. 8 Election Results: 1,533 School Board Seats, 19 Public Questions", New Jersey School Boards Association, updated November 10, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2020. "Carteret (Middlesex County) – Rejected – Voters decided whether to reclassify the district from one with an elected board of education to one with an appointed board."
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