Perth Amboy Public Schools

Perth Amboy Public Schools
Address
178 Barracks Street
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 08861
United States
Coordinates40°30′44″N 74°16′06″W / 40.512262°N 74.268285°W / 40.512262; -74.268285
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentDavid A. Roman
Business administratorMichael LoBrace (acting)
Schools12
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment10,786 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty898.7 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.paps.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,57869$18,8913.6%
1Budgetary Cost15,7597514,7836.6%
2Classroom Instruction9,850888,76312.4%
6Support Services2,306522,392−3.6%
8Administrative Cost1,213161,485−18.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,957811,7839.8%
13Extracurricular Activities1247268−53.7%
16Median Teacher Salary63,6504464,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

Perth Amboy Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the city of Perth Amboy, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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 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.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 10,786 students and 898.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

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.