Spotswood Public Schools

The Spotswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Helmetta and Spotswood, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Spotswood Public Schools
Address
105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
United States
Coordinates40.39413°N 74.393969°W / 40.39413; -74.393969
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentGraham Peabody
Business administratorVita Marino
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,740 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty140.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.spsd.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,78513$18,891−11.1%
1Budgetary Cost12,7811214,783−13.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,549158,763−13.9%
6Support Services1,992232,392−16.7%
8Administrative Cost1,25821,485−15.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,608271,783−9.8%
13Extracurricular Activities3581226833.6%
16Median Teacher Salary54,000964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

Students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school.[4] Students from Milltown attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.[5][6][7]

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its four schools had an enrollment of 1,740 students and 140.1 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 "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.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11]

Elementary schools
  • G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School[12] (235 students; in grades PreK-1)
    • Jennifer Asprocolas, Principal
  • E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School[13] (442; 2-5)
    • Nancy Torchiano, Principal
Middle school
  • Spotswood Memorial Middle School[14] (362; 6-8)
    • Brian Kitchin, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Graham Peabody, Superintendent[18]
  • Vita Marino, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Spotswood 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. Public School Directory 2017-2018, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2019.
  4. Donahue, Brian. "State forces school districts to merge; Helmetta district folded into Spotswood school system", Sentinel, July 9, 2009. Accessed February 2, 2017. "State officials last week ordered the consolidation of the Helmetta and Spotswood school districts, a move that some local officials described as abrupt and worrisome.... There will be no change in school attendance as a result of the merger, since Helmetta's 291 K-12 students will continue to be educated in Spotswood's schools."
  5. Milltown Fact Sheet 2015-2016, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed February 2, 2017. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2015-2016 operating budget of $15.9 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  6. Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  7. Principal's Corner, Spotswood High School. Accessed February 2, 2017. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  8. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  9. School Data for the Spotswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. Schools, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for the Spotswood Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  13. E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  14. Spotswood Memorial Middle School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  15. Spotswood High School, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  16. Staff, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
  17. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  18. Superintendent's Office Staff, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed December 4, 2019.
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