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Berkeley Heights Public Schools, New Jersey, elections

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Berkeley Heights Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 2,479 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
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Berkeley Heights Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Union County). During the 2023 school year, 2,479 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Berkeley Heights Public Schools consists of eight members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Thomas Foregger2027
Pamela Stanley2027
Sai Bhargavi Akiri2026
Natasha Joly2026
Gale Bradford2025
Dipti Khanna2025
Debbie Terrero2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Berkeley Heights Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Michele MatsikoudisRepublican Party 100% 5%
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Nancy MuñozRepublican Party 100% 5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $929,000 $372 1%
Local: $51,238,000 $20,503 78%
State: $13,447,000 $5,381 20%
Total: $65,614,000 $26,256
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $62,652,000 $25,070
Total Current Expenditures: $59,540,000 $23,825
Instructional Expenditures: $37,693,000 $15,083 60%
Student and Staff Support: $9,850,000 $3,941 16%
Administration: $5,894,000 $2,358 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,990,000 $2,396 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $669,000 $267
Construction: $73,000 $29
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $427,000 $170

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 75-79 <=20 35-39 60-64 45
2018-2019 69 90-94 60-79 50-54 PS 75-79 66
2017-2018 65 90-94 40-59 45-49 PS 70-74 63
2016-2017 65 90-94 40-59 45-49 PS 70-74 62
2015-2016 62 85-89 21-39 40-44 PS 60-64 59
2014-2015 53 80-84 21-39 30-34 PS PS 51
2013-2014 91 >=95 60-79 80-84 PS PS 91
2012-2013 90 >=95 60-79 80-84 PS PS 90
2011-2012 92 >=95 60-79 75-79 PS >=50 92
2010-2011 92 >=95 <50 85-89 PS 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 68 80-84 40-59 50-54 75-79 66
2018-2019 79 90-94 60-79 70-74 PS 85-89 78
2017-2018 70 90-94 40-59 55-59 PS 75-79 68
2016-2017 69 90-94 40-59 55-59 PS 70-74 66
2015-2016 68 85-89 40-59 50-54 PS 75-79 66
2014-2015 67 85-89 40-59 50-54 PS PS 65
2013-2014 90 >=95 60-79 80-84 PS PS 89
2012-2013 87 90-94 60-79 75-79 PS PS 86
2011-2012 89 >=95 60-79 75-79 PS >=50 89
2010-2011 90 >=95 >=50 80-84 PS 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 97 >=80 PS >=80 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 98 >=80 >=90 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 98 >=80 PS >=80 PS >=95
2016-2017 97 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 98 >=80 PS >=80 >=95
2014-2015 98 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 >=99 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 97 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=95
2011-2012 96 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 96 >=50 PS >=50 >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,479 -0.7
2021-2022 2,496 -0.1
2020-2021 2,499 -2.4
2019-2020 2,559 -0.9
2018-2019 2,582 -2.0
2017-2018 2,634 -3.0
2016-2017 2,712 1.3
2015-2016 2,677 9.5
2014-2015 2,423 -11.4
2013-2014 2,699 -1.5
2012-2013 2,739 -1.2
2011-2012 2,771 7.1
2010-2011 2,573 -10.6
2009-2010 2,846 -0.5
2008-2009 2,861 0.9
2007-2008 2,836 -0.5
2006-2007 2,850 0.6
2005-2006 2,833 0.4
2004-2005 2,823 0.9
2003-2004 2,797 1.6
2002-2003 2,753 3.9
2001-2002 2,645 5.7
2000-2001 2,493 3.9
1999-2000 2,397 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Berkeley Heights Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 16.0 10.2
Black 1.3 14.7
Hispanic 13.2 33.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 6.0 3.0
White 63.4 38.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Berkeley Heights Public Schools had 232.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.68.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 87.00
Secondary: 98.94
Total: 232.14

Berkeley Heights Public Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 12.15 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 6.50
School Administrators: 12.15
School Administrative Support: 18.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 92.36
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.85
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 38.95
Other Support Services: 33.90

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Berkeley Heights Public Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Columbia Middle School5606-8
Governor Livingston High School9369-12
Mary Kay Mcmillin Early Childhood Center241PK-2
Mountain Park School2233-5
Thomas P. Hughes School2763-5
William Woodruff School234KG-2

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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