Kinnelon Public Schools

The Kinnelon Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Kinnelon, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Kinnelon Public Schools
Address
109 Kiel Avenue Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Coordinates	41.001374°N 74.349492°W / 41.001374; -74.349492
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Diane DiGiuseppe
Business administrator	Kerry A. Keane
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,899 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	169.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.kinnelonpublicschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,291 52 $18,891 2.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,840 49 14,783 0.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,749 53 8,763 −0.2% 6 Support Services 2,350 49 2,392 −1.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,489 30 1,485 0.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,661 39 1,783 −6.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 551 62 268 105.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 69,635 60 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,899 students and 169.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[1]

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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary schools

• Kiel Elementary School[7] with 288 students in grades PreK-2
  • Michele Fisher, Principal
• Stonybrook Elementary School[8] with 461 students in grades 3-5
  • Jodi Mulholland, Principal

Middle schools

• Pearl R. Miller Middle School[9] with 471 students in grades 6-8
  • Mark P. Mongon, Principal

High school

• Kinnelon High School[10] with 664 students in grades 9-12
  • Gary T. Suda, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• Diane DiGiuseppe, Superintendent
• Kerry A. Keane, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[13][14]

References

1. District information for Kinnelon School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Kinnelon Public Schools District District Polict 0110 - Identification, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Kinnelon School District. Composition The Kinnelon School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Kinnelon."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
5. School Data for the Kinnelon Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Kinnelon Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. Kiel Elementary School, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.
8. Stonybrook Elementary School, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.
9. Pearl R. Miller Middle School, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.
10. Kinnelon High School, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.
11. Administration, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
14. Board of Education, Kinnelon Public Schools. Accessed February 15, 2020.

External links

• Kinnelon Public Schools
• Kinnelon Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Kinnelon Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics