South Orange-Maplewood School District

South Orange-Maplewood School District
Address
525 Academy Street
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07040
United States
Coordinates40°44′10″N 74°15′53″W / 40.736009°N 74.264678°W / 40.736009; -74.264678
District information
GradesPreK12
SuperintendentJason Bing
Business administratorImani Moody
Schools11
Students and staff
Enrollment7,353 (as of 2019–20)
Faculty576.1 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.8:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.somsdk12.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K–12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,65556$18,891−1.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,5655314,783−1.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,589498,763−2.0%
6Support Services2,356542,392−1.5%
8Administrative Cost1,513631,4851.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,859721,7834.3%
13Extracurricular Activities20032268−25.4%
16Median Teacher Salary74,7608864,043
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 South Orange-Maplewood School District is a regional public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the suburban communities of South Orange and Maplewood, two municipalities in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 7,353 students and 576.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.