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The '''Jamesburg Public Schools''' are a community public [[school district]] that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from [[Jamesburg, New Jersey|Jamesburg]], in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]].
The '''Jamesburg Public Schools''' are a community public [[school district]] that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from [[Jamesburg, New Jersey|Jamesburg]], in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]].


Jamesburg High School, founded in 1905, graduated its last class in June, 1979. Jamesburg's high school students now attend [[Monroe Township High School]] in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Monroe Township School District]].<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/realestate/14livi.html?fta=y&pagewanted=all "A Townful of Empty Nesters"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 14, 2007. Accessed August 8, 2008. "In addition to the four elementary schools, the Applegarth Middle School teaches Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,400-student Monroe Township High School covers Grades 9 through 12. It is shared with the borough of Jamesburg, the “hole in the doughnut” municipality in the center of the township."</ref>
Jamesburg High School, founded in 1905, graduated its last class in June, 1979. Jamesburg's high school students now attend [[Monroe Township High School]] in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Monroe Township School District]].<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/realestate/14livi.html?fta=y&pagewanted=all "A Townful of Empty Nesters"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 14, 2007. Accessed August 8, 2008. "In addition to the four elementary schools, the Applegarth Middle School teaches Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,400-student Monroe Township High School covers Grades 9 through 12. It is shared with the borough of Jamesburg, the “hole in the doughnut” municipality in the center of the township."</ref> However, this is expected to change due to the excessive expenses spent per child to go to Monroe Township High School and currently Jamesburg Public Schools is looking for a new high school in the area to send students, beginning with the Class of 2016. <ref>[http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2011-07-07/Front_Page/Five_high_schools_consider_taking_Jamesburg_studen.html "Five High Schools Consider taking Jamesburg Students], The Sentinel, July 7, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2011. </ref>


As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 630 students and 46.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.7.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407770&DistrictID=3407770 District information for the Jamesburg School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 5, 2009.</ref>
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 630 students and 46.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.7.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3407770&DistrictID=3407770 District information for the Jamesburg School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 5, 2009.</ref>

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Jamesburg Public Schools
Augusta Street
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
District information
SuperintendentDr. Gail S. Verona
Business administratorThomas E. Reynolds
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment630 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty46.1
Student–teacher ratio13.7
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jamesburg.org

The Jamesburg Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Jamesburg, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Jamesburg High School, founded in 1905, graduated its last class in June, 1979. Jamesburg's high school students now attend Monroe Township High School in Monroe Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Monroe Township School District.[2] However, this is expected to change due to the excessive expenses spent per child to go to Monroe Township High School and currently Jamesburg Public Schools is looking for a new high school in the area to send students, beginning with the Class of 2016. [3]

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 630 students and 46.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:

Elementary School
Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6]

  • Dr. Gail S. Verona, Superintendent[7]
  • Thomas E. Reynolds, Business Administrator[8]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Jamesburg School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "A Townful of Empty Nesters", The New York Times, October 14, 2007. Accessed August 8, 2008. "In addition to the four elementary schools, the Applegarth Middle School teaches Grades 7 and 8, and the 1,400-student Monroe Township High School covers Grades 9 through 12. It is shared with the borough of Jamesburg, the “hole in the doughnut” municipality in the center of the township."
  3. ^ "Five High Schools Consider taking Jamesburg Students, The Sentinel, July 7, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2011.
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Data for the Jamesburg Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Middlesex County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  7. ^ Superintendent of Schools, Jamesburg Public Schools. Accessed November 14, 2009.
  8. ^ Board of Education, Jamesburg Public Schools. Accessed November 14, 2009.

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