Branchburg Township School District
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The Branchburg Township School District is a community public school district
serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Branchburg Township
, in Somerset County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,897 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3.
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.
The public secondary school serving Branchburg is Somerville High School
, which students attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Somerville Public Schools
.
) are:
Elementary schools
Middle school
School district
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serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Branchburg Township
Branchburg Township, New Jersey
Branchburg Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 14,459....
, in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,897 students and 133.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
The public secondary school serving Branchburg is Somerville High School
Somerville High School (New Jersey)
Somerville High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Somerville Public Schools serving students from Somerville and Branchburg Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States....
, which students attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Somerville Public Schools
Somerville Public Schools
The Somerville Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Somerville, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States....
.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary schools
- Whiton Elementary School (K-2; 570 students)
- Rebecca Gensel, Principal
- Old York School (3-5; 323)
- Matthew Barbosa, Principal
- Stony Brook School (3-5; 336)
- Frank Altmire, Principal
Middle school
- Branchburg Central Middle School (6-8; 668)
- William Feldman, Principal
- Corby Swan, Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Carol R. Conger, Interim Superintendent
- Katherine P. Attwood, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Branchburg Township School District
- Data for the Branchburg Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...