South River Public Schools

South River Public Schools
Address
15 Montgomery Street South River , Middlesex County , New Jersey , 08882 United States
Coordinates	40°26′18″N74°22′55″W / 40.438268°N 74.382061°W / 40.438268; -74.382061
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Sylvia Zircher
Business administrator	Johnny Rosa
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,325 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	203.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.srivernj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $14,365 1 $18,891 −24.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 10,193 2 14,783 −31.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 5,984 2 8,763 −31.7% 6 Support Services 1,410 2 2,392 −41.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,188 3 1,485 −20.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,279 9 1,783 −28.3% 13 Extracurricular Activities 332 16 268 23.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 54,675 2 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The South River Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from South River, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,325 students and 203.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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. ^[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[4] ) are: ^{[5] [6]}

Elementary schools

• South River Primary School ^[7] with 450 students in grades PreK–1
  • Heather Lieberman, principal ^[8]
• South River Elementary School ^[9] with 655 students in grades 2–5
  • Christian J. Valentin-Gladden, principal ^[10]

Middle school

• South River Middle School ^[11] with 511 students in grades 6–8
  • Thomas Rizk, principal ^[12]

High school

• South River High School ^[13] with 722 students in grades 9–12
  • Edward Bucior, principal ^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[15]

• Sylvia Zircher, superintendent of schools ^[16]
• Johnny Rosa, board secretary and business administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. District information for South River Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
4. School Data for the South River Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
5. School Performance Reports for the South River Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the South River Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. South River Primary School, South River Public Schools. Accessed July 17, 2022.
8. About Our School, South River Primary School. Accessed May 29, 2024.
9. South River Elementary School, South River Public Schools. Accessed July 17, 2022.
10. About Our School, South River Elementary School. Accessed May 29, 2024.
11. South River Middle School, South River Public Schools. Accessed July 17, 2022.
12. Principal's Corner, South River Middle School. Accessed May 29, 2024.
13. South River High School, South River Public Schools. Accessed July 17, 2022.
14. Admin. Corner, South River Middle School. Accessed May 29, 2024.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. Superintendent, South River Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 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 South River Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 29, 2024. "The South River Borough School District (the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine (9) members elected to three-year staggered terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
19. Board Members, South River Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2024.

External links

• South River Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the South River Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the South River Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics