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Edison Township Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 17,005 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Edison Township Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 17,005 students attended one of the district's 19 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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Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large

Incumbent Paul Distefano, incumbent Beth Moroney, incumbent Falguni Patel, and incumbent Jingwei Shi won election in the general election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large on November 7, 2017.

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Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Richard Brescher and incumbent Theresa Ward won election in the general election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large

Incumbent Deborah Anes, incumbent Ralph Errico, and incumbent Shivi Prasad-Madhukar won election in the general election for Edison Township Public Schools school board, At-large on November 3, 2015.

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About the district

School board

Edison Township Public Schools 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
Ralph Errico
Ronak Patel
Vishal Patel
Joseph Romano
Jingwei Shi
Virginia White
Christopher Lugo2024
Anjana Patel2024
Xiaohan Peng2016

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Overlapping state house districts

Edison Township Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 18Robert J. KarabinchakDemocratic Party 100% 44%
New Jersey General Assembly District 18Sterley S. StanleyDemocratic Party 100% 44%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,909,000 $1,285 6%
Local: $240,806,000 $14,802 65%
State: $106,741,000 $6,561 29%
Total: $368,456,000 $22,649
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $365,568,000 $22,471
Total Current Expenditures: $325,845,000 $20,029
Instructional Expenditures: $209,810,000 $12,897 57%
Student and Staff Support: $43,065,000 $2,647 12%
Administration: $25,027,000 $1,538 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $47,943,000 $2,947 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $21,887,000 $1,345
Construction: $455,000 $27
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,329,000 $81
Interest on Debt: $29,000 $1

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 44 59 8 11 60-69 25-29 18
2018-2019 64 81 20 26 80-89 50-54 42
2017-2018 63 81 22 25 70-79 45-49 39
2016-2017 61 79 17 24 60-79 50-54 39
2015-2016 61 79 18 26 >=80 50-54 39
2014-2015 59 77 17 21 >=50 50-54 38
2013-2014 86 95 61 68 PS 70-79 81
2012-2013 86 95 64 68 PS 70-79 81
2011-2012 86 95 62 68 PS 60-69 83
2010-2011 86 95 64 70 PS 70-74 82

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 64 75 37 38 70-79 55-59 48
2018-2019 77 88 47 49 >=90 60-64 63
2017-2018 74 86 46 46 80-89 65-69 60
2016-2017 72 85 40 46 60-79 65-69 59
2015-2016 71 84 39 43 60-79 65-69 56
2014-2015 68 81 33 39 >=50 60-64 55
2013-2014 85 93 66 65 PS 60-69 80
2012-2013 84 93 66 67 PS 70-79 79
2011-2012 81 91 60 62 PS 70-79 75
2010-2011 82 90 62 65 PS 70-74 78

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 94 98 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 94 97 90-94 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 95 98 90-94 85-89 PS 90-94
2016-2017 94 96 >=95 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 94 97 85-89 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 94 97 90-94 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 94 98 85-89 90-94 PS PS 93
2012-2013 94 98 85-89 80-84 PS 94
2011-2012 93 97 85-89 80-84 PS PS 93
2010-2011 89 92 75-79 80-84 90

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 17,005 1.2
2022-2023 16,807 3.2
2021-2022 16,268 -2.2
2020-2021 16,632 -0.5
2019-2020 16,712 1.3
2018-2019 16,494 1.8
2017-2018 16,203 3.2
2016-2017 15,687 3.1
2015-2016 15,204 0.9
2014-2015 15,060 3.6
2013-2014 14,521 1.4
2012-2013 14,317 0.6
2011-2012 14,224 -2.4
2010-2011 14,566 2.0
2009-2010 14,277 1.9
2008-2009 14,012 0.6
2007-2008 13,928 1.7
2006-2007 13,697 0.1
2005-2006 13,689 0.9
2004-2005 13,564 2.0
2003-2004 13,293 2.8
2002-2003 12,920 0.9
2001-2002 12,801 1.7
2000-2001 12,588 0.8
1999-2000 12,482 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Edison Township Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 64.0 10.3
Black 8.6 14.5
Hispanic 14.5 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 2.4 3.1
White 9.2 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, Edison Township Public Schools had 1,281.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.27.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 32.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 740.46
Secondary: 411.00
Total: 1,281.46

Edison Township Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 45.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 40.25
School Administrators: 45.25
School Administrative Support: 55.75
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 213.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 30.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 53.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 121.96
Other Support Services: 496.94

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]

Edison Township Public Schools operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School620KG-5
Edison Early Learning Center72PK-KG
Edison High School2,3369-12
Franklin D Roosevelt School193PK-KG
Herbert Hoover Middle School1,0316-8
James Madison Intermediate School5863-5
James Madison Primary School504KG-2
James Monroe Elementary School523KG-5
John Adams Middle School1,0096-8
John Marshall Elementary School766KG-5
John P. Stevens High School2,6759-12
Lincoln Elementary School948KG-5
Lindeneau Elementary School490KG-5
Martin Luther King Elementary School611KG-5
Menlo Park Elementary School827KG-5
Thomas Jefferson Middle School9486-8
Washington Elementary School584KG-5
Woodbrook Elementary School885KG-5
Woodrow Wilson Middle School1,2046-8

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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