Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional District
Address
836 Newmans Lane
Bridgewater Township
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08807
United States
Coordinates40°36′11″N 74°34′06″W / 40.602991°N 74.568287°W / 40.602991; -74.568287
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRobert Beers
Business administratorPeter Starrs
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment8,254 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty754.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.brrsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,61439$18,891−6.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,4395014,783−2.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,227748,7635.3%
6Support Services1,954272,392−18.3%
8Administrative Cost1,495591,4850.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,465331,783−17.8%
13Extracurricular Activities26056268−3.0%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1285364,043
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 Bridgewater–Raritan Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the municipalities of Bridgewater Township and Raritan Borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] All of the school facilities are in Bridgewater, except for John F. Kennedy School, which is located in Raritan.[4]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,254 students and 754.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[1] One of the largest suburban districts statewide, the district is the largest in Somerset County.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District 2014-15 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 23, 2020. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is a suburban school district located in Somerset County. We serve students from the Township of Bridgewater and the Borough of Raritan. The district is comprised of eleven schools and 3 ancillary buildings, with 1200 staff members serving 9000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12."
  4. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Bridgewater, N.J.; Where the Downtown Is a Shopping Mall ", The New York Times, December 29, 2002. Accessed October 5, 2014. "Among the newer residents, Mr. Cirianni said that he and his wife, Rita, were drawn by the 8,550 Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which the township shares with the 6,000-resident borough to its south."
  5. ^ About Us, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. Accessed June 26, 2022. "The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is the largest district in Somerset County and one of the largest suburban school districts in the State. We have approximately 8,800 students attending seven primary (K-4) schools, two intermediate (5-6) schools, one middle school, and one high school."
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 5, 2014.