Branchburg Township School District

Branchburg Township School District
Address
240 Baird Road
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08876
United States
Coordinates40°34′25″N 74°42′53″W / 40.573516°N 74.714605°W / 40.573516; -74.714605
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentChristine Burton
Business administratorStephanie Voorhees
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,396 (as of 2024–25)
Faculty163.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio8.6:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.branchburg.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,97456$18,891−4.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,9246114,1595.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,155638,6595.7%
6Support Services2,377592,1679.7%
8Administrative Cost1,747661,54712.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,330221,612−17.5%
13Extracurricular Activities1236810418.3%
16Median Teacher Salary60,6853861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

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

As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,396 students and 163.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.

The public secondary school serving Branchburg for ninth through twelfth grades is Somerville High School, which students attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerville Public Schools. As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,072 students and 94.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.