Summit Public Schools

For the charter school operator, see Summit Public Schools (Charter school operator).

Summit Public Schools
Address
14 Beekman Terrace
Summit
, Union County, New Jersey, 07901
United States
Coordinates40°42′47″N 74°21′39″W / 40.713157°N 74.360746°W / 40.713157; -74.360746
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentScott Hough
Business administratorDerek J. Jess
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment3,950 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty366.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.summit.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,31746$18,891−3.0%
1Budgetary Cost14,2914714,783−3.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,081678,7633.6%
6Support Services1,638122,392−31.5%
8Administrative Cost1,777941,48519.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,415261,783−20.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3779526840.7%
16Median Teacher Salary64,2495064,043
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
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary
Lawton C Johnson Middle School

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,950 students and 366.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[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]

In 2019, Niche.com ranked the Summit District as sixth safest of 383 districts and second among 249 districts in best athletics.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Summit Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Summit Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Summit Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Summit School District. Composition: The Summit School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Summit."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Website Ranks Summit as One of NJ's Best School Districts". February 11, 2019.