Franklin Township Public Schools (Somerset County, New Jersey)

Franklin Township Public Schools
Address
1755 Amwell Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Coordinates 40°29′52″N 74°31′43″W / 40.497711°N 74.528562°W / 40.497711; -74.528562Coordinates: 40°29′52″N 74°31′43″W / 40.497711°N 74.528562°W / 40.497711; -74.528562
District information
Grades Pre-K-12
Superintendent Dr. John Ravally
Business administrator Jonathan Toth
Schools 9
Students and staff
Enrollment 7,503 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Faculty 673.5 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 11.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website http://www.franklinboe.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,86472$18,8915.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,0804414,783-4.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,929188,763-9.5%
6Support Services2,488672,3924.0%
8Administrative Cost1,498601,4850.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,909761,7837.1%
13Extracurricular Activities22342268-16.8%
16Median Teacher Salary57,8001464,043
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 Franklin Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2015-16 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 7,503 students and 673.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[3]

Awards and recognition

For the 1993-94 school year, Hillcrest Elementary School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4] The school was honored again in the 1995-96 school year.[5]

NAMM named the district in its 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10]

Elementary schools
  • Conerly Road School[11] (422 students; in grades PreK-4)
    • Dr. Donna S. Burnett, Principal
  • Elizabeth Avenue School[12] (624; PreK-4)
    • John Haney, Principal
  • Franklin Park School[13] (814; PreK-4)
    • Nicole Sury, Principal
  • Hillcrest School[14] (394; PreK-4)
    • Albert Fico, Principal
  • MacAfee Road School[15] (418; PreK-4)
    • William Grippo, Principal
  • Pine Grove Manor School[16] (384; PreK-4)
    • Miguel Rivera, Principal
Intermediate and middle schools
  • Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School[17] (1,038; 5-6)
    • Evelyn Rutledge, Principal
  • Franklin Middle School[18] (1,056; 7-8)
    • Dr. Reginald O. Davenport, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20]

  • Dr. John Ravally, Superintendent<rf>Superintendet, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed October 10, 2018.</ref>
  • Jonathan Toth, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Franklin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed December 3, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ School Data for the Franklin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ Schools Directory, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ 2016-2017 Somerset County Public School Directory, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ Conerly Road School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ Elizabeth Avenue School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ Franklin Park School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 20174.
  14. ↑ Hillcrest School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ MacAfee Road School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ Pine Grove Manor School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  17. ↑ Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  18. ↑ Franklin Middle School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  19. ↑ Franklin High School, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2017.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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