North Plainfield School District

North Plainfield School District
Address
33 Mountain Avenue
North Plainfield
, New Jersey, 07060
United States
Coordinates40°37′34″N 74°25′57″W / 40.626241°N 74.43251°W / 40.626241; -74.43251
District information
GradesPreK–12
SuperintendentMichelle Aquino
Business administratorDonald Sternberg
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,342 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty304.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K–12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,81149$18,891−0.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,6924814,783−0.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,683518,763−0.9%
6Support Services2,286462,392−4.4%
8Administrative Cost1,433211,485−3.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,952581,7839.5%
13Extracurricular Activities3101326815.7%
16Median Teacher Salary62,1352964,043
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 North Plainfield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Plainfield in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district also houses a comprehensive Adult High School and an Adult Community School which offers educational programs for North Plainfield and neighboring community residents.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,342 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[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.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for North Plainfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 28, 2014.