South Amboy Public Schools

The South Amboy Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from South Amboy, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

South Amboy Public Schools
Address
240 John Street
South Amboy, NJ 08879
United States
Coordinates40.481515°N 74.280429°W / 40.481515; -74.280429
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentJorge Diaz
Business administratorPeter Frascella
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment1,077 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty90.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitehttp://sapublicschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,9287$18,891−15.7%
1Budgetary Cost11,461414,783−22.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,00578,763−20.1%
6Support Services1,42132,392−40.6%
8Administrative Cost1,510141,4851.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,20051,783−32.7%
13Extracurricular Activities2623268−2.2%
16Median Teacher Salary63,2823164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,077 students and 90.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

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

Awards and recognition

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Administration

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

  • Jorge Diaz, Superintendent
  • Peter Frascella, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
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References
  1. District information for South Amboy 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. Public School Directory 2017-2018, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2019.
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 15, 2014.
  5. "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. School Data for the South Amboy Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. Schools, South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed December 24, 2019.
  8. New Jersey School Directory for the South Amboy School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. South Amboy Elementary School, South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed December 24, 2019.
  10. South Amboy Middle High School, South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed December 24, 2019.
  11. Directory, South Amboy Board of Education. Accessed June 26, 2018.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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