South Plainfield Public Schools

South Plainfield Public Schools
Address
125 Jackson Avenue
, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 07080
United States
Coordinates40°34′19″N 74°25′02″W / 40.572002°N 74.417098°W / 40.572002; -74.417098
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentNoreen Tansey Lishak
Business administratorAlex Benanti
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment3,400 (as of 2020–21)
Faculty304.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.2:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitespboe.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,89422$18,891−10.6%
1Budgetary Cost13,0432014,783−11.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,835248,763−10.6%
6Support Services1,985272,392−17.0%
8Administrative Cost1,530361,4853.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,21841,783−31.7%
13Extracurricular Activities3783126841.0%
16Median Teacher Salary63,5473664,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The South Plainfield Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, for South Plainfield, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,400 students and 304.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.