Piscataway Township Schools

Piscataway Township Schools
Address
1515 Stelton Road
Piscataway
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 08854
United States
Coordinates40°32′21″N 74°28′17″W / 40.539249°N 74.471474°W / 40.539249; -74.471474
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentFrank Ranelli
Business administratorDavid Oliveira
Schools10
Students and staff
Enrollment7,161 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty530.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.piscatawayschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,5949$18,891−17.5%
1Budgetary Cost12,6531614,783−14.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,016238,763−8.5%
6Support Services1,811212,392−24.3%
8Administrative Cost1,162101,485−21.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,437271,783−19.4%
13Extracurricular Activities20233268−24.6%
16Median Teacher Salary75,3379064,043
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 Piscataway Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Piscataway, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K-3, two intermediate schools serving grades 4-5 and three middle schools for students in grades 6-8.[4][5]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,161 students and 530.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[1]

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Piscataway Township 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. ^ Piscataway Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "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 Piscataway School District. Composition: The Piscataway School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Piscataway."
  4. ^ Piscataway Township and Its Public Schools, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "The Piscataway School District serves over 7,000 students in pre-school through 12th grade. In addition to our high school, there are four schools that educate students in kindergarten through third grade, two intermediate schools serving grades four to five, and three middle schools for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The district also operates a grant-funded preschool for 67 financially eligible children and a tuition-based preschool program."
  5. ^ Public School Directory 2017-2018, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.