Green Brook School District

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Green Brook School District
Address
132 Jefferson Avenue
Green Brook Township
, Somerset County , New Jersey , 08812
United States
Coordinates 40°36′13″N74°28′01″W / 40.6035°N 74.466842°W / 40.6035; -74.466842
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentLisa Ferreira
Business administratorJason Weber
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment711 (as of 2024–25) [1]
Faculty74.5 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.gbtps.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,70450$18,891−6.3%
1Budgetary Cost13,3603314,159−5.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,616148,659−12.0%
6Support Services2,016402,167−7.0%
8Administrative Cost1,804721,54716.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,448361,612−10.2%
13Extracurricular Activities1817910474.0%
16Median Teacher Salary53,9701161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

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

Contents

As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 711 students and 74.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1. [1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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]

Green Brook's public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township through a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Green Brook and from the neighboring communities of Watchung, Warren Township (in Somerset County), and Long Hill Township (in Morris County) attend the school. [5] [6] As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,653 students and 142.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. [7]

Awards and recognition

For the 1998-99 school year, Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2024-25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11] [12] [13]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [15] [17]

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. [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Green Brook Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Green Brook Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Green Brook School District, adopted September 27, 1999. Accessed September 8, 2026. "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 Green Brook School District, and in grades nine through twelve in the Watchung Hills Regional School District for Green Brook students. Composition: The Green Brook School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Green Brook."
  4. ↑ District Factor Groups for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, updated May 29, 2025. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ Watchung Hills Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived November 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 14, 2017. "Located in Somerset County, 25 miles from New York City, the school serves the suburban communities of Green Brook, Long Hill, Warren, and Watchung."
  6. ↑ Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed September 8, 2026. "Watchung Hills ** 9-12 Receives 9-12 From Green Brook, Warren, Watchung, Longhill"
  7. ↑ School data for Watchung Hills Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed March 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Green Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ Schools, Green Brook Township School District. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2025–2026, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Green Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Green Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School, Green Brook Township Public Schools. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 Administration, Green Brook Township School District. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ Green Brook Middle School, Green Brook Township Public Schools. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 2, 2015.
  18. ↑ Business Office, Green Brook Township School District. Accessed September 8, 2026.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Green Brook Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed September 8, 2026. "The Township of Green Brook School District is a Type II District located in Somerset County, New Jersey. The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The District is governed by a nine-member board elected to three-year terms 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." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  21. ↑ Board Members, Green Brook School District. Accessed September 8, 2026.
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