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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,376 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Branchburg Township School District is a school district in New Jersey (Somerset County). During the 2024 school year, 1,376 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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About the district

School board

The Branchburg Township School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nat Krishnamurti20252028
Megan Smith20252028
Kenneth Hallenbeck20242028
Vincent Carpentier2027
Robert Maider2027
Charles Tuma2027
Puja Desai2026
Bindu Shah2026
Terri Joyce20112026

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Branchburg Township School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 16Mitchelle DrulisDemocratic Party 100% 7%
New Jersey General Assembly District 16Roy FreimanDemocratic Party 100% 7%

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,821,000 $1,390 3%
Local: $46,158,000 $35,235 78%
State: $11,202,000 $8,551 19%
Total: $59,181,000 $45,176
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,860,000 $43,404
Total Current Expenditures: $38,468,000 $29,364
Instructional Expenditures: $23,311,000 $17,794 41%
Student and Staff Support: $5,808,000 $4,433 10%
Administration: $3,353,000 $2,559 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,996,000 $4,577 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,467,000 $1,883
Construction: $2,185,000 $1,667
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $6,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $635,000 $484

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 (%)
2021-2022 59 80-84 20-29 45-49 PS 60-79 58
2020-2021 47 75-79 <=20 25-29 PS 40-59 45
2018-2019 74 90-94 21-39 60-64 70-79 75
2017-2018 67 85-89 21-39 35-39 60-69 70
2016-2017 65 85-89 30-39 40-44 60-79 65
2015-2016 64 80-84 40-59 35-39 60-79 64
2014-2015 62 80-84 21-39 40-44 60-79 62
2013-2014 90 90-94 60-79 75-79 >=50 92
2012-2013 88 90-94 80-89 75-79 >=50 89
2011-2012 91 >=95 80-89 90-94 60-64 93
2010-2011 89 90-94 70-79 80-89 >=50 89

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 (%)
2021-2022 71 80-84 60-69 60-64 PS >=80 70
2020-2021 63 80-84 21-39 50-54 PS 60-79 62
2018-2019 78 85-89 40-59 60-64 70-79 79
2017-2018 69 80-84 60-79 50-54 70-79 70
2016-2017 66 80-84 40-49 55-59 60-79 66
2015-2016 66 85-89 40-59 50-59 40-59 65
2014-2015 68 75-79 40-59 60-64 40-59 68
2013-2014 85 80-84 >=80 75-79 >=50 86
2012-2013 83 80-84 70-79 75-79 >=50 84
2011-2012 83 90-94 80-89 75-79 30-34 87
2010-2011 83 85-89 70-79 70-79 >=50 83

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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 (%)
2023-2024 1,376 6.3
2022-2023 1,290 -1.6
2021-2022 1,310 -1.1
2020-2021 1,325 -5.2
2019-2020 1,394 -4.3
2018-2019 1,454 -0.6
2017-2018 1,463 -0.5
2016-2017 1,471 -55.9
2015-2016 2,294 -3.9
2014-2015 2,384 31.4
2013-2014 1,636 -3.5
2012-2013 1,693 -0.8
2011-2012 1,707 -56.5
2010-2011 2,672 31.5
2009-2010 1,831 0.6
2008-2009 1,820 -4.2
2007-2008 1,897 -2.7
2006-2007 1,949 -1.3
2005-2006 1,974 -1.2
2004-2005 1,998 3.3
2003-2004 1,933 1.2
2002-2003 1,910 0.5
2001-2002 1,901 2.7
2000-2001 1,849 2.1
1999-2000 1,810 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Branchburg Township School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 13.4 10.3
Black 5.3 14.5
Hispanic 11.9 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.0 3.1
White 64.2 37.6

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 2023-2024 school year, Branchburg Township School District had 152.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.02.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 68.00
Secondary: 38.50
Total: 152.50

Branchburg Township School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 8.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 44.19
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 15.80
Other Support Services: 78.96

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]

The Branchburg Township School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Branchburg Central Middle School4356-8
Stony Brook School3044-5
Whiton Elementary School627PK-3


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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