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Piscataway Township Schools, New Jersey, elections

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Piscataway Township Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 7,354 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Piscataway Township Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Middlesex County). During the 2023 school year, 7,354 students attended one of the district's 11 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

Piscataway Township 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
Gayle Nelson20252028
Prashant Patel20252028
Loretta Rivers20242027
Inieka Stafford20242027
Shantell Cherry20152027
Courtney King20232026
Nancy Salgado-Cowan20232026
Brenda Smith20202026
Thomas Connors20222025

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Piscataway Township Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 17Joseph DanielsenDemocratic Party 100% 22%
New Jersey General Assembly District 17Kevin EganDemocratic Party 100% 22%

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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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,139,000 $1,162 5%
Local: $109,397,000 $15,619 66%
State: $49,224,000 $7,028 30%
Total: $166,760,000 $23,809
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $159,152,000 $22,723
Total Current Expenditures: $140,824,000 $20,106
Instructional Expenditures: $78,492,000 $11,206 49%
Student and Staff Support: $22,306,000 $3,184 14%
Administration: $12,651,000 $1,806 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $27,361,000 $3,906 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,572,000 $1,366
Construction: $7,426,000 $1,060
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,928,000 $560
Interest on Debt: $318,000 $45

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 25 47 11 12 <50 25-29 26
2018-2019 47 72 27 32 >=50 50-54 53
2017-2018 47 71 28 31 <50 50-54 54
2016-2017 46 70 27 32 >=50 45-49 51
2015-2016 47 72 27 34 PS 40-44 51
2014-2015 42 66 24 26 PS 40-44 45
2013-2014 81 93 71 75 PS 75-79 84
2012-2013 81 92 71 80 PS 70-79 84
2011-2012 81 93 70 79 PS 80-89 85
2010-2011 82 93 73 78 60-69 85

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 48 62 36 38 >=50 50-54 53
2018-2019 59 77 46 47 >=50 65-69 61
2017-2018 56 75 41 45 >=50 60-64 56
2016-2017 54 74 39 44 >=50 60-64 56
2015-2016 51 70 35 40 PS 50-54 53
2014-2015 53 70 39 40 PS 50-54 56
2013-2014 74 85 67 64 PS 70-74 78
2012-2013 75 85 67 68 PS 60-69 78
2011-2012 73 82 64 69 PS 60-69 80
2010-2011 72 82 64 67 50-59 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 93 >=95 90-94 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 94 >=95 >=95 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 92 >=95 90-94 80-84 PS >=95
2016-2017 92 >=95 85-89 >=95 PS 85-89
2015-2016 90 >=95 85-89 85-89 PS 90-94
2014-2015 92 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS 90-94
2013-2014 89 90-94 85-89 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 92 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90 >=95 85-89 85-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 88 >=95 85-89 80-84 PS 85-89

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 7,354 3.1
2021-2022 7,128 1.7
2020-2021 7,004 -2.1
2019-2020 7,149 -0.2
2018-2019 7,161 -0.1
2017-2018 7,169 -2.1
2016-2017 7,317 0.5
2015-2016 7,283 -1.5
2014-2015 7,395 0.7
2013-2014 7,340 -0.3
2012-2013 7,362 1.0
2011-2012 7,287 -0.1
2010-2011 7,292 0.9
2009-2010 7,230 2.1
2008-2009 7,077 1.6
2007-2008 6,965 2.9
2006-2007 6,764 -1.9
2005-2006 6,892 0.7
2004-2005 6,844 -2.1
2003-2004 6,991 3.4
2002-2003 6,751 -0.1
2001-2002 6,756 0.8
2000-2001 6,702 1.7
1999-2000 6,587 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Piscataway Township Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 33.3 10.2
Black 24.6 14.7
Hispanic 24.5 33.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 3.0
White 12.7 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, Piscataway Township Schools had 527.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.94.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 31.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 252.44
Secondary: 155.06
Total: 527.50

Piscataway Township Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 27.00 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: 21.57
School Administrators: 27.00
School Administrative Support: 44.29
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 74.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 39.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 68.10
Other Support Services: 106.00

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]

Piscataway Township Schools operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arbor Elementary School5224-5
Conackamack Middle School4776-8
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School521KG-3
Grandview Elementary School561KG-3
Knollwood Elementary School508KG-3
Martin Luther King Elementary School4844-5
Piscataway Township High School2,1449-12
Piscataway Township Schools Children'S Corner588PK-PK
Quibbletown Middle School4976-8
Randolphville Elementary School445KG-3
Theodore Schor Middle School5716-8

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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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