Milltown Public Schools

Milltown Public Schools
21 West Church Street
Milltown, NJ 08850
District information
Grades pre-K to 8
Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Brown
Business administrator Norma Tursi
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 661 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 52.9 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.50:1
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.milltownps.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,92712$18,891-15.7%
1Budgetary Cost13,9313114,159-1.6%
2Classroom Instruction8,495308,659-1.9%
6Support Services2,212312,1672.1%
8Administrative Cost1,32461,547-14.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,644371,6122.0%
13Extracurricular Activities21654104107.7%
16Median Teacher Salary46,699161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Milltown Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Milltown, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 661 students and 52.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.50:1.[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.[3]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Spotswood High School in Spotswood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Spotswood Public Schools, which also serves students from Helmetta.[4][5][6] In 2013, Milltown and Spotswood had discussions of expanding the partnership between the two districts beyond the sending relationship.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Elementary school
Middle school

Central administration

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

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Milltown School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Milltown Fact Sheet 2015-2016, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2015-2016 operating budget of $15.9 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  5. ↑ Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  6. ↑ Principal's Corner, Spotswood High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  7. ↑ McEvoy, James. "Milltown, Spotswood districts discuss further collaboration; Potential consolidation of schools is part of larger, ongoing discussion", Sentinel, February 21, 2013. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Through the subject of school consolidation was brought up, officials tempered expectations. Currently, Milltown's K-8 students are educated in the borough's two schools, but its high school students are sent to Spotswood on a tuition basis."
  8. ↑ School Data for the Milltown Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Schools, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Milltown Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Parkview School, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Joyce Kilmer School, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ District Administrators, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ Business Office, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2015.

Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 74°25′54″W / 40.449864°N 74.431666°W / 40.449864; -74.431666

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