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Rumson School District
Address
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson
, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07760
United States
Coordinates 40°22′33″N 74°00′17″W / 40.375728°N 74.004835°W / 40.375728; -74.004835
District information
Grades PreK- 8
SuperintendentJohn E. Bormann
Business administratorDebra Allen
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment916 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Faculty95.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor GroupJ
Website www.rumson.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,28842$18,891−8.5%
1Budgetary Cost12,9652514,159−8.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,829248,659−9.6%
6Support Services2,037422,167−6.0%
8Administrative Cost1,691571,5479.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,320211,612−18.1%
13Extracurricular Activities8738104−16.3%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7105361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Rumson School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Rumson, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 916 students and 95.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1. [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. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. [4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from both Fair Haven and Rumson, where the school is located. [5] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 930 students and 82.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. [6]

Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Forrestdale Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [8]) are: [9] [10] [11] [12]

  • Deane-Porter Elementary School [13] with 363 students in grades PreK-3
    • Shari Feeney, principal [14]
  • Forrestdale Middle School [15] with 551 students in grade 4-8
    • Jennifer Gibbons, principal [14]

Administrators

Core members of the district's administration are: [14] [16]

  • John E. Bormann, superintendent
  • Debra Allen, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. [17] [18] [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Rumson Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Rumson Borough Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Rumson School District. Accessed April 30, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Rumson School District. Composition: The Rumson School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rumson Borough."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings. These adjacent communities are located in Northern Monmouth County, within forty miles of New York City and within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean."
  6. ^ School data for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed December 21, 2009.
  8. ^ School Data for the Rumson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Student, Staff, and Parent Handbook 2022–2023, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  10. ^ County School List N-R, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ School Performance Reports for the Rumson Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Rumson School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Deane-Porter Elementary School, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c Administrative Office, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Forrestdale Middle School, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  16. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rumson Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed June 1, 2023. "The Board of Education of the Borough of Rumson ('Board') School District (the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Rumson School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
  19. ^ Board of Education, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.

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