Bernards Township School District

Bernards Township School District
Address
101 Peachtree Road
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 07920
Coordinates40°41′29″N 74°32′39″W / 40.691518°N 74.544191°W / 40.691518; -74.544191
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentNick Markarian
Business administratorJames Rollo
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment4,874 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty456.1 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.bernardsboe.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,35734$18,891−8.1%
1Budgetary Cost13,8973914,783−6.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,331348,763−4.9%
6Support Services2,279502,392−4.7%
8Administrative Cost1,196131,485−19.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,776651,783−0.4%
13Extracurricular Activities3177726818.3%
16Median Teacher Salary62,3803664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Bernards Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bernards Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,874 students and 456.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

The district offers its Integrated Preschool Program for children on the autism spectrum, utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis.

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.