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Grades
  
K-12

Enrollment
  
3,182 (as of 2011-12)

District Factor Group
  
DE

Number of schools
  
5

Faculty
  
279

Business administrator
  
Donald Sternberg

Student-teacher ratio
  
11.41:1

Number of students
  
3,182

Founded
  
2015

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Superintendent
  
Dr. James V. McLaughlin

The North Plainfield School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Plainfield in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The district also houses a comprehensive Adult High School and an Adult Community School which offers educational programs for North Plainfield and neighboring community residents.

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Map of North Plainfield Borough, NJ, USA

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,182 students and 279.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.41:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • East End Elementary School (grades PreK-4; 376 students)
  • Stony Brook Elementary School (K-4; 256)
  • West End Elementary School (K-4; 561)
    • Middle school
  • Somerset Intermediate School (5&6; 491)
    • High school
  • North Plainfield Middle School / North Plainfield High School (7-12; 1,503 in the two facilities combined) is certified by the New Jersey Department of Education and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, offers a comprehensive program of studies to its 7-12 enrollment.

    • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. James V, McLaughlin, Superintendent
  • Donald Sternberg, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

    • References

    North Plainfield School District Wikipedia
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