Grades pre-K to 12 Business administrator Thaddeus Thompson Student-teacher ratio 14.67:1 Number of schools 10 Faculty 613.1 | Superintendent Dr. Gary P. McCartney Enrollment 8,997 (as of 2011-12) District Factor Group I Number of students 8,997 | |
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The South Brunswick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
Contents
- Map of South Brunswick Public Schools South Brunswick Township NJ USA
- Awards and recognition
- Schools
- Administration
- References
Map of South Brunswick Public Schools, South Brunswick Township, NJ, USA
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 8,997 students and 613.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.67:1.
The district has grown substantially in recent decades, with district enrollment more than doubling in the two decades from 1991 and high school enrollment doubling to nearly 2,000 in the decade prior to 2001, and increasing by another 1,000 in the subsequent decade.
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.
Awards and recognition
Five of the district's schools have received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve: South Brunswick High School (1990–91), Greenbrook School (1991–92), Crossroads Middle School (1992–93), Cambridge Elementary School (1996–97), Constable Elementary School (2000–01).
Five of South Brunswick's schools have been named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve:
Indian Fields School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.
SBHS is home to the award-winning Viking Marching Band, which swept the 2013 New Jersey state championship to win its seventh state title.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: