Ewing Public Schools

Ewing Public Schools
Address
1331 Lower Ferry Road
Ewing Township
, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08618
United States
Coordinates40°16′26″N 74°47′32″W / 40.273959°N 74.792198°W / 40.273959; -74.792198
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentDavid Gentile
Business administratorDennis Nettleton
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment3,444 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty333.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.ewing.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K–12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,29074$18,8917.4%
1Budgetary Cost15,2656514,7833.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,156708,7634.5%
6Support Services2,000322,392−16.4%
8Administrative Cost1,422471,485−4.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,799671,7830.9%
13Extracurricular Activities3017326812.3%
16Median Teacher Salary61,6963364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K–12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Ewing Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Ewing Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 3,444 students and 333.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[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.[4]

The Ewing Public Education Foundation, established in 1995, is an independent, not-for-profit citizen's organization helping improve the quality of education in Ewing Township. EPEF provides grants to Ewing Township Schools for innovative educational programs through fund-raising activities, and corporate and institutional sponsorship. The foundation also seeks to match corporate and organizational donors with teachers to fund additional projects of mutual interest.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Ewing 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. ^ Ewing Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Ewing Public Schools. Accessed November 21, 2022. "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 Ewing Township School District. Composition: The Ewing Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Ewing Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Home page Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Ewing Public Education Foundation. Accessed October 28, 2014.