Edison Township Public Schools

Edison Township Public Schools
Address
312 Pierson Avenue
Edison
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 08837
United States
Coordinates40°32′00″N 74°20′55″W / 40.533231°N 74.348738°W / 40.533231; -74.348738
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentEdward Aldarelli
Business administratorJonathan Toth
School board
  • Biral Patel (president)
  • Joseph Romano (vice-president)
  • Shannon Peng
  • Virginia White
  • Anjana Patel
  • Douglas Schneider
  • Christopher Lugo
  • Brian Rivera
  • Vishal Patel
Schools19
Students and staff
Enrollment16,268 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty1,215.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.edison.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,44322$18,891−13.0%
1Budgetary Cost12,5901514,783−14.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,403398,763−4.1%
6Support Services1,747182,392−27.0%
8Administrative Cost1,00621,485−32.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,270141,783−28.8%
13Extracurricular Activities14413268−46.3%
16Median Teacher Salary87,05210364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with over 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Edison Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Edison, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school district has two preschools, 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools that are part of the district, serving a culturally diverse student population.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 19 schools, had an enrollment of 16,268 students and 1,215.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[1]

The district had an annual budget of $367 million in 2024, with school taxes kept level since 2021.[4]

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.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Edison Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Edison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Edison Township Public Schools. Accessed April 28, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Edison School District. Composition: The Edison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Edison."
  4. ^ Salvadore, Sarah. "Edison Schools Approves Budget With No Tax Increase For Residents", Edison-Metuchen, Nj Patch, May 1, 2024. Accessed July 4, 2024. "The Edison Public School Board of Education approved a budget of $367.3 million for the 2024-25 school year.... The budget will result in no tax increase for taxpayers in 2024, school officials said. This is the fourth year in a row that residents will not see their taxes increase due to the budget."
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.