North Plainfield School District

The North Plainfield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Plainfield in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The district also houses a comprehensive Adult High School and an Adult Community School which offers educational programs for North Plainfield and neighboring community residents.

North Plainfield School District
Address
33 Mountain Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States
Coordinates40.626241°N 74.43251°W / 40.626241; -74.43251
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMichelle Aquino
Business administratorDonald Sternberg
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,342 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty304.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,81149$18,891−0.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,6924814,783−0.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,683518,763−0.9%
6Support Services2,286462,392−4.4%
8Administrative Cost1,433211,485−3.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,952581,7839.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3101326815.7%
16Median Teacher Salary62,1352964,043
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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,342 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6][7][8]

Elementary schools
  • East End Elementary School[9] (423 students; in grades PreK-4)
  • Stony Brook Elementary School[10] (253; PreK-4)
  • West End Elementary School[11] (488; K-4)
Middle school
  • Somerset Intermediate School[12] (516; 5-6)
Middle / High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15][16]

  • Michelle Aquino, Superintendent
  • Donald Sternberg, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven members, sets policy and oversees 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 either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[17][18][19]

References
  1. District information for North Plainfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  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 28, 2014.
  4. School Data for the North Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  5. Human Resources, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Our district is comprised of three elementary schools (K-4), one intermediate school (5-6), one middle school (7-8), and one High School (9-12)."
  6. District Profile, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  7. 2018-2019 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  8. New Jersey School Directory for the North Plainfield School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. East End Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  10. Stony Brook Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  11. West End Elementary School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  12. Somerset Intermediate School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  13. North Plainfield Middle School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  14. North Plainfield High School, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  15. Staff, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. 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.
  18. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the North Plainfield School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "The School District is a Type II District located in Somerset County, New Jersey. The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The North Plainfield School District is governed by a seven member board, which is the primary governing authority of the District."
  19. Board of Education Members, North Plainfield School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
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