Lawrence Township Public Schools

The Lawrence Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

Lawrence Township Public Schools
Address
2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Coordinates40.266668°N 74.728126°W / 40.266668; -74.728126
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentDr. Ross Kasun
Business administratorTom Eldridge
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment3,995 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Faculty323.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.ltps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,57650$18,891−1.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,5575214,783−1.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,463418,763−3.4%
6Support Services2,690792,39212.5%
8Administrative Cost1,257221,485−15.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,834701,7832.9%
13Extracurricular Activities25555268−4.9%
16Median Teacher Salary63,0013964,043
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 2015-16 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 3,995 students and 323.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[1]

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

Students from Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) had attended Lawrence High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship that ended following the opening of Robbinsville High School, with the final group of Robbinsville seniors graduating in the 2006-07 school year.

Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Lawrence Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]

Lawrence Township Public Schools have been consistently named one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation by NAMM since 2005.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[12][13]

Elementary schools
  • Eldridge Park Elementary School[14] (grades K-3; 281 students)
    • Kathy Robbins, Principal
  • Ben Franklin Elementary School[15] (PreK-3; 425)
    • Jay Billy, Principal
  • Lawrenceville Elementary School[16] (PreK-3; 319)
    • Melissa Lockett, Principal
  • Slackwood Elementary School[17] (K-3; 266)
    • Jean Musi, Principal
  • Lawrence Intermediate School[18] (4-6; 913)
    • Cynthia Westhead, Principal
Middle school
  • Lawrence Middle School[19] (7-8; 595)
    • Mindy Milavsky, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21]

  • Dr. Ross Kasun, Superintendent of Schools[22][23]
  • Tom Eldridge, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[24]

References
  1. District information for Lawrence Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2018.
  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 September 6, 2014.
  4. New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient 1999-2000, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 25, 2006.
  5. "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  7. "2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts | NAMM Foundation". www.nammfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  8. "2017 Best Communities for Music Education | NAMM Foundation". www.nammfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  9. "2018 Best Communities for Music Education Districts | NAMM Foundation". www.nammfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  10. "2019 Best Communities For Music Education Districts | NAMM Foundation". www.nammfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  11. School Data for the Lawrence Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2018.
  12. School Directory, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 4, 2018.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for the Lawrence Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. Eldridge Park Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  15. Ben Franklin Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  16. Lawrenceville Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  17. Slackwood Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  18. Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  19. Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  20. Lawrence High School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
  21. New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  22. About the Superintendent, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 4, 2018. As of date accessed, acting superintendent is listed.
  23. Sciarrotta, Samantha. "Meet Ross Kasun, Lawrence Township Public Schools’ new superintendent", Community News, August 29, 2018. Accessed September 4, 2018. "Aug. 13 was like the first day of school for Ross Kasun. It was his debut at the Lawrence Township Public Schools offices after being named the district’s new superintendent at a special school board meeting Aug. 8, and he made the rounds, putting faces to names and meeting new people."
  24. Business Department, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed May 14, 2017.
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