School district in Union County, New Jersey, US
| Township of Union Public School District |
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2369 Morris Avenue
, Union County, New Jersey, 07083
United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′04″N 74°17′10″W / 40.7012°N 74.2862°W / 40.7012; -74.2862 |
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| Grades | PreK-12 |
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| Superintendent | Gerry Benaquista |
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| Business administrator | Yolanda Koon |
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| Schools | 10 |
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| Enrollment | 7,503 (as of 2021–22)[1] |
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| Faculty | 576.7 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 13.0:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | DE |
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| Website | www.twpunionschools.org |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
(*) |
K-12
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $17,089 | 28 | $18,891 | −9.5% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 13,501 | 33 | 14,783 | −8.7% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,222 | 31 | 8,763 | −6.2% | | 6 | Support Services | 2,037 | 36 | 2,392 | −14.8% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,394 | 43 | 1,485 | −6.1% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,598 | 47 | 1,783 | −10.4% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 170 | 20 | 268 | −36.6% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 67,707 | 70 | 64,043 | 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 |
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The Union Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Union Township, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,503 students and 576.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[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.[5]
- ^ a b c d District information for Township Of Union School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ About Union, Union Public School District. Accessed April 21, 2023. "The school system currently operates 10 schools- six kindergarten through Grade Four elementary schools, one elementary school that houses all of the district's Grade Five students, two middle schools (Grades 6-8), and one comprehensive high school. The district employs approximately 1200 individuals and serves roughly 7,200 students."
- ^ Township of Union Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Union Public School District. Accessed April 21, 2023. "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 Township of Union School District. Composition: The Township of Union School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Union."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 8, 2014.