Millstone Township Schools

The Millstone Township Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Millstone Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Millstone Township Schools
Address
5 Dawson Court
Millstone Township, NJ 08535
United States
Coordinates40.205043°N 74.424641°W / 40.205043; -74.424641
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentDr. Christopher Huss
Business administratorBernard Biesiada
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,109 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty93.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,24672$18,8911.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,6585314,1593.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,785508,6591.5%
6Support Services2,101462,167−3.0%
8Administrative Cost1,822741,54717.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,840681,61214.1%
13Extracurricular Activities111581046.7%
16Median Teacher Salary59,9103261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,109 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[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]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend Allentown High School in Allentown, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District, which also includes students from Allentown and Upper Freehold Township.[5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,206 students and 89.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

  • Millstone Township Primary School[10] with 386 students in grades PreK-2
    • Paul Baker, principal
    • Scott Hobson, assistant principal
  • Millstone Township Elementary School[11] with 321 students in grades 3-5
    • Suzanne Guidry, principal
    • Scott Hobson, assistant principal
  • Millstone Township Middle School[12] with 400 students in grades 6-8
    • Trish Bogusz, principal
    • Florencia Norton, assistant principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Dr. Chris Huss, superintendent of schools
  • Bernard Biesiada, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees 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.[15][16][17]

References
  1. District information for Millstone Township 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. Millstone Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed April 28, 2020. "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 Millstone Township School District. Composition: The Millstone Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Millstone Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 19, 2014.
  5. Upper Freehold Regional School District 2015 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 27, 2017. "Students in pre-kindergarten through grade 4 attend Newell Elementary School (NES), students in grades 5-8 attend the state-of-the-art Stone Bridge Middle School, (SBMS) and Allentown High School (AHS) welcomes students from Allentown, Upper Freehold, and Millstone."
  6. School data for Allentown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  7. School Data for the Millstone Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. District Directory, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Millstone Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Millstone Township Primary School, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed September 27, 2017.
  11. Millstone Township Elementary School, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed September 27, 2017.
  12. Millstone Township Middle School, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed September 27, 2017.
  13. Board of Education Office, Millstone Township School District. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. 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.
  16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Millstone Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed April 28, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  17. Board of Education Members, Millstone Township Schools. Accessed April 28, 2020.
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