Summit Public Schools

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Summit Public Schools
Address
14 Beekman Terrace
Summit
, Union County , New Jersey , 07901
United States
Coordinates 40°42′47″N74°21′39″W / 40.713157°N 74.360746°W / 40.713157; -74.360746
District information
Grades PreK-12
SuperintendentScott Hough
Business administratorDerek J. Jess
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment3,961 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty349.5 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website www.summit.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,31746$18,891−3.0%
1Budgetary Cost14,2914714,783−3.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,081678,7633.6%
6Support Services1,638122,392−31.5%
8Administrative Cost1,777941,48519.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,415261,783−20.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3779526840.7%
16Median Teacher Salary64,2495064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary Lincoln-Hubbard Sch Summit jeh.jpg
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary
Lawton C Johnson Middle School Lawton Johnson Summit MS jeh.jpg
Lawton C Johnson Middle School

The Summit Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Summit, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,961 students and 349.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. [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]

In 2019 Niche.com ranked the Summit school district as 6 out of 383 safest and 2 out of 249 in best athletics in regards to New Jersey school districts. [5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [6] ) are: [7] [8]

Preschools
Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [19]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Summit is one of about a dozen districts with appointed school boards. 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. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Summit Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Summit Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Summit Public Schools. Accessed May 7, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Summit School District. Composition: The Summit School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Summit."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Website Ranks Summit as One of NJ's Best School Districts". February 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ School Data for the Summit Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Summit Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Summit Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Jefferson Primary Center, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Wilson Primary Center, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ Brayton School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ Franklin School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ Jefferson School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ Lincoln-Hubbard School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ Washington School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ Summit High School, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ Administration, Summit Public Schools. Accessed May 7, 2024.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ Staff. "New Providence Assistant Superintendent Scott Hough Selected as Next Superintendent of Summit Public Schools", TAP into Summit, July 7, 2020. Accessed August 16, 2020. "Scott Hough, who has served as Assistant Superintendent for the New Providence School District for the past five years, has been selected by the Summit Board of Education to serve as the next Superintendent of Schools for the Summit Public Schools. Hough, who is expected to begin his tenure on August 17, will assume the role currently held by Acting Superintendent of Schools Robert Gardella who transitioned into the position upon the departure of former Superintendent of Schools June Chang."
  21. ↑ Business Office, Summit Public Schools. Accessed May 7, 2024.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Summit School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 7, 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." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  24. ↑ Board of Education: About the Board, Summit Public Schools. Accessed February 8, 2020. "Summit operates under New Jersey Statute Title 18A as a Type I board of education. This statute mandates that members of Type I districts' boards of education be appointed by the mayor rather than be elected by popular vote.... The seven members of the Summit Board of Education are appointed by the mayor for three-year staggered terms, with two or three of the seats up for appointment or reappointment each year."
  25. ↑ Board of Education Members, Summit Public Schools. Accessed May 7, 2024.
  26. ↑ Roll, Erin. "Montclair Parents Debate Appointed Vs. Elected School Board", Montclair Local, April 4, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2020. "Montclair is one of 11 school districts in New Jersey in which the board of education is appointed by the mayor, rather than elected.... As of 2018, Montclair was one of only 11 Type I school districts in New Jersey. The other 10 are Ventnor, Port Republic, Rockleigh, Pine Valley, East Orange, East Newark, Union City, Harrison, Trenton and Summit."
  27. ↑ "NJ municipalities whose mayors choose the school board", NJ Spotlight News, March 9, 2022. Accessed May 7, 2024. "Of New Jersey’s 686 districts only 13 still retain that power for the mayor. They are Brigantine, Corbin City, Margate, Port Republic, Ventnor City, Rockleigh, Pine Valley, East Orange, East Newark, Harrison, Union City, Trenton and Summit."
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