South Plainfield Public Schools

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South Plainfield Public Schools
125 Jackson Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentDr. Noreen Lishak
Business administratorJim Damato (Interim)
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment3,402 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty270.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitespboe.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,89422$18,891−10.6%
1Budgetary Cost13,0432014,783−11.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,835248,763−10.6%
6Support Services1,985272,392−17.0%
8Administrative Cost1,530361,4853.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,21841,783−31.7%
13Extracurricular Activities3783126841.0%
16Median Teacher Salary63,5473664,043
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

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.[3]

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 3,402 students and 270.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[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.[4]

Schools[]

The schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics).[5] are:[6][7]

Elementary schools
  • Franklin Elementary School[8] (240 students; in grades K-4)
    • Ralph Errico - Principal
  • John F. Kennedy Elementary School[9] (273; PreK-4)
    • Kevin Hajduk - Principal
  • John E. Riley Elementary School[10] (328; PreK-4)
    • Rosaura Valarezo - Interim Principal
  • Roosevelt Elementary School[11] (412; PreK-4)
    • Dr. Robert Goman - Principal
  • Grant School[12] (521; 5-6)
    • Patrick Sarullo - Principal
Middle school
  • South Plainfield Middle School[13] (560; 7-8)
    • Leo Whalen - Principal
High school

Administration[]

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

  • Dr. Noreen Lishak, Superintendent of Schools
  • Alex Benanti, Board Secretary / Business Administrator

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for South Plainfield 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. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ School Data for the South Plainfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Our Schools, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  7. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the South Plainfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. ^ Franklin Elementary School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  9. ^ John F. Kennedy Elementary School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  10. ^ John E. Riley Elementary School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Roosevelt Elementary School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Grant School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  13. ^ South Plainfield Middle School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  14. ^ South Plainfield High School, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Administration, South Plainfield Public Schools. Accessed December 3, 2019.
  16. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

External links[]

Coordinates: 40°34′19″N 74°25′02″W / 40.572002°N 74.417098°W / 40.572002; -74.417098

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