Bedminster Township School District

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Bedminster Township School District
Address
234 Somerville Road
Bedminster
, Somerset County , New Jersey , 07921
United States
Coordinates 40°40′45″N74°38′43″W / 40.679042°N 74.645383°W / 40.679042; -74.645383
District information
Grades Pre-K to 8
SuperintendentJennifer Giordano
Business administratorRobbin Boehmer
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment432 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty49.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.bedminsterschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,32951$18,8917.6%
1Budgetary Cost16,1575014,15914.1%
2Classroom Instruction9,945528,65914.9%
6Support Services2,733552,16726.1%
8Administrative Cost1,612271,5474.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,660381,6123.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1744510467.3%
16Median Teacher Salary64,4654061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Bedminster Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bedminster, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 432 students and 49.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1. [1]

The district had been 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. [7]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School, [8] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. [9] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 796 students and 66.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. [10]

School

Bedminster Township Public School had an enrollment of 483 students in grades PreK to 8 in the 2023–24 school year. [11]

Bedminster Township Public School offers a variety of competitive sports.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [14]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [17] [18] [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Bedminster Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bedminster Township Board of Education District Policy - Identification, Bedminster Township School District, updated August 28, 2014. Accessed December 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Bedminster Township School District. Composition: The Bedminster Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bedminster Township."
  4. ↑ 'Public Schools Directory 2024–2025, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Bedminster Township Public School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ Bedminster Township School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 19, 2017. "After graduation from the 8th grade, the majority of our students attend Bernards High School."
  9. ↑ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed December 1, 2024. "Somerset Hills * K-12 Regional District-Receives 9-12 From Bedminster"
  10. ↑ School data for Bernards High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ School Data for the Bedminster Township Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Principal (PreK to 4th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 26, 2024.
  13. ↑ Principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade), Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Superintendent, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 26, 2024.
  16. ↑ Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes, Bedminster Township School District, May 18, 2023. Accessed December 26, 2024. "Shared Service Business Administrator Robbin Boehmer as the Business Administrator for the Bedminster Township School district. The Long Hill Township BOE will contract with the Bedminster School District for use of the School Business Administrator for no more than three days a week on average commencing July 1 2023 through June 30, 2024. The Bedminster School District will invoice the Long Hill School District for the shared services, pending approval by the County Superintendent."
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bedminster Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed December 26, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District.... The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-K through 8 and through a send-receive tuition relationship with Somerset Hills School District for grades 9 through 12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
  19. ↑ Board of Education, Bedminster Township Public School. Accessed December 26, 2024.
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