Somerville Public Schools

Somerville Public Schools
Address
51 West Cliff Street
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08876
United States
Coordinates40°34′19″N 74°36′47″W / 40.57202°N 74.613087°W / 40.57202; -74.613087
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentRichard J. Brockel (acting)
Business administratorBryan P. Boyce
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,198 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty212.5 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.somervilleschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,17636$18,891−3.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,7093414,783−7.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,440428,763−3.7%
6Support Services1,840172,392−23.1%
8Administrative Cost1,556401,4854.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,26181,783−29.3%
13Extracurricular Activities4805426879.1%
16Median Teacher Salary63,3083564,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Somerville Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Somerville, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,198 students and 212.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.

Students from Branchburg Township attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Branchburg Township School District. For many years, Branchburg has accounted for 60-65% of the high school's enrollment.