Somerville Public Schools

Somerville Public Schools
Address
51 West Cliff Street
Somerville
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08876
United States
Coordinates40°34′19″N 74°36′47″W / 40.57202°N 74.613087°W / 40.57202; -74.613087
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRichard J. Brockel (acting)
Business administratorBryan P. Boyce
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,198 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty212.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.somervilleschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,17636$18,891−3.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,7093414,783−7.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,440428,763−3.7%
6Support Services1,840172,392−23.1%
8Administrative Cost1,556401,4854.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,26181,783−29.3%
13Extracurricular Activities4805426879.1%
16Median Teacher Salary63,3083564,043
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 Somerville Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Somerville, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,198 students and 212.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

Students from Branchburg Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Branchburg Township School District.[5][6] For many years, Branchburg has accounted for 60-65% of the high school's enrollment.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Somerville Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Somerville Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Somerville Public Schools. Accessed September 3, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through twelve in the Somerville School District. Composition: The Somerville School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Somerville."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed May 8, 2023. "Branchburg K-8 Grades 9-12 Sent To Somerville"
  6. ^ Somerville Public School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Somerville Public Schools provides a full range of educational services for students in preschool through grade 12 residing in Somerville Borough, and grades 9 through 12 for students residing in Branchburg Township."
  7. ^ Grip, Richard S. Demographic Study for the Somerville Public Schools, Somerville Public Schools. Accessed June 15, 2020. "In the last six years, Somerville residents have comprised 36-41% of the student population at Somerville High School."