School district in Union County, New Jersey, US
Cranford Township Public Schools |
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132 Thomas Street
Cranford , Union County, New Jersey, 07016 United States |
Coordinates | 40°39′12″N 74°17′49″W / 40.65346°N 74.297059°W / 40.65346; -74.297059 |
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Grades | PreK-12 |
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Superintendent | Scott Rubin |
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Business administrator | Robert J. Carfagno |
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Schools | 7 |
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Enrollment | 3,745 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
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Faculty | 334.1 FTEs[1] |
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Student–teacher ratio | 11.2:1[1] |
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District Factor Group | I |
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Website | www.cranfordschools.org |
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Ind. |
Per pupil |
District spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 average |
%± vs. average
| 1A | Total Spending | $16,494 | 23 | $18,891 | −12.7% | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 13,514 | 34 | 14,783 | −8.6% | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,122 | 25 | 8,763 | −7.3% | 6 | Support Services | 2,186 | 46 | 2,392 | −8.6% | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,482 | 58 | 1,485 | −0.2% | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,380 | 24 | 1,783 | −22.6% | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 315 | 76 | 268 | 17.5% | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 63,767 | 45 | 64,043 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103 |
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The Cranford Township Public Schools is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Cranford in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is governed by a nine-member elected board of education.[3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,745 students and 334.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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.[4]
- ^ a b c d District information for Cranford Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Cranford Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Cranford Township Public Schools. Accessed June 5, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Cranford School District. Composition: The Cranford School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cranford."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2014.