Branchburg Township School District

Branchburg Township School District
Address
240 Baird Road
Branchburg
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08876
United States
Coordinates40°34′25″N 74°42′53″W / 40.573516°N 74.714605°W / 40.573516; -74.714605
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentKaren Chase
Business administratorSally Dolan
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,325 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty152.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.branchburg.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,97456$18,891−4.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,9246114,1595.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,155638,6595.7%
6Support Services2,377592,1679.7%
8Administrative Cost1,747661,54712.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,330221,612−17.5%
13Extracurricular Activities1236810418.3%
16Median Teacher Salary60,6853861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Branchburg Township School District is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Branchburg, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,325 students and 152.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1]

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

The public secondary school serving Branchburg for ninth through twelfth grades is Somerville High School, which students attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerville Public Schools.[5][6] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,155 students and 92.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Branchburg Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Branchburg Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Branchburg Township School District. Accessed September 18, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through eight in the Branchburg School District. Composition: The Branchburg School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Branchburg."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed August 4, 2017. "Branchburg K-8 Grades 9-12 Sent To Somerville"
  6. ^ Somerville Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 4, 2017. "Somerville Public Schools provides a full range of educational services for students in preschool through grade 12 residing in Somerville Borough, and grades 9 through 12 for students residing in Branchburg Township."
  7. ^ School data for Somerville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.