Metuchen School District

Metuchen School District
Address
16 Simpson Place
Metuchen
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 08840
United States
Coordinates40°32′15″N 74°21′19″W / 40.53759°N 74.355209°W / 40.53759; -74.355209
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentVincent Caputo
Business administratorMichael A. Harvier
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment2,300 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty182.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.metuchenschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,54543$18,891−1.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,3662514,783−9.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,250378,763−5.9%
6Support Services2,040322,392−14.7%
8Administrative Cost1,293111,485−12.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,362131,783−23.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3833426842.9%
16Median Teacher Salary64,0913764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

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

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,300 students and 182.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[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 Metuchen Public 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. ^ Metuchen Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Metuchen School District. Accessed January 5, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 and preschool handicapped in the Metuchen School District. Composition: The Metuchen School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Borough of Metuchen."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 26, 2014