Mendham Township Public Schools

Mendham Township Public Schools
18 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
District information
Grades PreK-8
Superintendent Dr. Salvatore M. Constantino
Business administrator Debbie Muscara
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,121 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 71.8 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 15.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group J
Website http://www.mendhamtwp.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,30663$18,89123.4%
1Budgetary Cost16,0974914,15913.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,476458,6599.4%
6Support Services2,046242,167-5.6%
8Administrative Cost1,865571,54720.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,981551,61222.9%
13Extracurricular Activities29262104180.8%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1704161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mendham Township Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Mendham Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,121 students and 71.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.6:1.[1]

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

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend West Morris Mendham High School, which is located in Mendham Borough and serves students from Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.[4] The school is part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from Washington Township at West Morris Mendham High School.[5] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,386 students and 105.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[6]

Awards and recognition

Mendham Township Middle School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[7][8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

Elementary school
  • Mendham Township Elementary School[11] with 332 students in grades PreK-4
    • Julianne Kotcho, Principal
Middle school
  • Mendham Township Middle School[12] with 375 students in grades 5-8
    • Dr. Patrick J. Ciccone, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

  • Dr. Salvatore M. Constantino, Superintendent[14]
  • Thomas Kryger, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Mendham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  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 December 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ School Profile 2016-2017, West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed March 19, 2017. "West Morris Mendham High School, serving grades 9-12, is a college preparatory institution. Students reside in either Mendham or Chester, which are both semi-rural communities with a mix of upper-middle class to high-income families."
  5. ↑ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  6. ↑ School data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
  8. ↑ 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Mendham Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Mendham Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mendham Township Elementary School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ Mendham Township Middle School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ Superintendent's Office, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ Business Office Staff, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2017.

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