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Bedminster Township School District

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The Bedminster Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bedminster, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

Coordinates40.679042°N 74.645383°W / 40.679042; -74.645383
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentJennifer Giordano
Business administratorRobbin Boehmer
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Bedminster Township School District
Address
234 Somerville Road
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 07921
United States
Coordinates40.679042°N 74.645383°W / 40.679042; -74.645383
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentJennifer Giordano
Business administratorRobbin Boehmer
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment432 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty49.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.bedminsterschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,32951$18,8917.6%
1Budgetary Cost16,1575014,15914.1%
2Classroom Instruction9,945528,65914.9%
6Support Services2,733552,16726.1%
8Administrative Cost1,612271,5474.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,660381,6123.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1744510467.3%
16Median Teacher Salary64,4654061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64
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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 432 students and 49.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[1]

The district had been 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.[7]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School,[8] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills School District, a regional K - 12 district that also serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone.[9] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 796 students and 66.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[10]

School

Bedminster Township Public School had an enrollment of 483 students in grades PreK to 8 in the 2023–24 school year.[11]

  • Corby Swan, principal (PreK to 4th Grade)[12]
  • Lauren Zugale, principal (5th Grade to 8th Grade)[13]

Bedminster Township Public School offers a variety of competitive sports.

Administration

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

  • Jennifer Giordano, superintendent[15]
  • Robbin Boehmer, business administrator and board secretary[16]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. 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.[17][18][19]

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