South River Public Schools
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The South River Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
School district
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 that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from South River
South River, New Jersey
South River is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,322....

, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...

, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,260 students and 163.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.

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 "CD", the sixth 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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
  • South River High School
    South River High School (New Jersey)
    South River High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from South River in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the South River Public Schools...

     for grades 9-12 (632)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Michael J. Pfister, Superintendent of Schools
  • Kenneth J. Kokoszka - Board Secretary / Business Administrator

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