Trenton Public Schools

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Trenton Public Schools
Address
108 North Clinton Avenue
, Mercer County , New Jersey , 08609
United States
Coordinates 40°13′27″N74°45′14″W / 40.22413°N 74.753788°W / 40.22413; -74.753788
District information
Grades PreK-12
SuperintendentJames Earle
Business administratorJayne S. Howard
Schools20
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment14,500 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty884.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio16.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group A
Website www.trentonk12.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,15686$18,89112.0%
1Budgetary Cost17,1459214,78316.0%
2Classroom Instruction10,094918,76315.2%
6Support Services2,691802,39212.5%
8Administrative Cost1,800961,48521.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,191891,78322.9%
13Extracurricular Activities18926268−29.5%
16Median Teacher Salary66,4506164,043
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

The Trenton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. [3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke [4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. [5] [6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 20 schools, had an enrollment of 14,500 students and 884.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.4:1. [1] The district was the sixth-largest in the state in 2022. [7]

Contents

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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. [8]

Awards and recognition

Washington Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award. [9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [10] ) are: [11] [12] [13]

Elementary schools GRADES PRE-K-3
Intermediate Schools Grades 4-6
Middle schools Grades 7-8
High schools Grades 9-12

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [37] [38]

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, Trenton is one of 15 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. [39] [40] [41]

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