Mendham Township Public Schools

Mendham Township Public Schools
18 West Main Street Brookside, NJ 07926
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Dr. Salvatore M. Constantino
Business administrator	Debbie Muscara
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	792 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty	75.8 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	10.45:1
Other information
District Factor Group	J
Website	http://www.mendhamtwp.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $23,306 63 $18,891 23.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 16,097 49 14,159 13.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,476 45 8,659 9.4% 6 Support Services 2,046 24 2,167 -5.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,865 57 1,547 20.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,981 55 1,612 22.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 292 62 104 180.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 65,170 41 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mendham Township Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade in Mendham Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 792 students and 75.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.45:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend West Morris Mendham High School as part of the West Morris Regional High School District, which also serves students from the surrounding communities of Chester Borough, Chester Township and Mendham Borough, along with students from Washington Township (who attend West Morris Central High School).^[4][5] As of the 2013-14 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,421 students and 102.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1.^[6]

Awards and recognition

Mendham Township Middle School was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.^[7][8]

Schools

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

Elementary school

• Mendham Township Elementary School^[11] with 377 students in grades PreK-4
  • Julianne Kotcho, Principal

Middle school

• Mendham Township Middle School^[12] with 415 students in grades 5-8
  • Dr. Patrick J. Ciccone, Principal

Administration

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

• Dr. Salvatore M. Constantino, Superintendent^[14]
• Thoams Kryger, Business Administrator / Board Secretary^[15]

References

1. District information for Mendham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 31, 2014.
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 December 31, 2014.
4. Mendham Township School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "The Mendham Township School District is located in Brookside, New Jersey and serves over 700 students in grades K-8.... Graduates of the school district attend Mendham High School, grades 9-12, in our neighboring community."
5. West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
6. School Data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 4, 2016.
7. Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
8. 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
9. School Data for the Mendham Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 31, 2014.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Mendham Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
11. Mendham Township Elementary School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed December 31, 2014.
12. Mendham Township Middle School, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed December 31, 2014.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
14. Superintendent's Office, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed December 31, 2014.
15. Business Office Staff, Mendham Township Public Schools. Accessed December 31, 2014.

External links

• Mendham Township Public Schools
• Mendham Township Public Schools's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Mendham Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• West Morris Mendham High School
• West Morris Regional High School District

Coordinates: 40°47′47″N 74°33′59″W / 40.796359°N 74.566513°W