Montgomery Township School District

Montgomery Township School District
Address
, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08558
United States
Coordinates40°25′03″N 74°42′09″W / 40.417516°N 74.702407°W / 40.417516; -74.702407
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMary E. McLoughlin
Business administratorAndrew Italiano (acting)
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment4,611 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty403.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Websitewww.mtsd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,71341$18,891−6.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,9074014,783−5.9%
2Classroom Instruction8,186288,763−6.6%
6Support Services1,975282,392−17.4%
8Administrative Cost1,437501,485−3.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,842711,7833.3%
13Extracurricular Activities3388826826.1%
16Median Teacher Salary67,4506864,043
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 Montgomery Township School District is a comprehensive public school district, consisting of five school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Montgomery Township had been one of the fastest-growing school districts in New Jersey. In September 1992, the K-12 enrollment was 1,590 compared to 4,924 in September 2005, tripling in just more than a decade.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 4,611 students and 403.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

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.