South Orange-Maplewood School District

South Orange-Maplewood School District
Address
525 Academy Street
Maplewood
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07040
United States
Coordinates40°44′10″N 74°15′53″W / 40.736009°N 74.264678°W / 40.736009; -74.264678
District information
GradesPreK–12
SuperintendentKevin Gilbert (acting)
Business administratorEric Burnside
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment7,353 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty576.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.somsd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K–12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,65556$18,891−1.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,5655314,783−1.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,589498,763−2.0%
6Support Services2,356542,392−1.5%
8Administrative Cost1,513631,4851.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,859721,7834.3%
13Extracurricular Activities20032268−25.4%
16Median Teacher Salary74,7608864,043
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 South Orange-Maplewood School District is a regional public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the suburban communities of South Orange and Maplewood, two municipalities in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 7,353 students and 576.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[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]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for South Orange-Maplewood School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ The School District Of South Orange And Maplewood, New Jersey Bylaw 0110 - Identification. South Orange Maplewood School District. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Composition: The South Orange and Maplewood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Orange and Maplewood."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 25, 2014.