| Metuchen School District | |
| Superintendent: | Vincent Caputo |
| Businessadmin: | Michael A. Harvier |
| Address: | 16 Simpson Place |
| City: | Metuchen |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08840 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.5376°N -74.3552°W |
| Grades: | PreK-12 |
| Schools: | 4 |
| Enrollment: | 2,300 (as of 2019–20) |
| Faculty: | 182.2 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 12.6:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | I |
The Metuchen School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Metuchen, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1]
As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 2,300 students and 182.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[2]
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.[3]
In 2022, the United States Department of Education announced that Edgar Middle School was named as a National Blue Ribbon School, along with eight other schools in the state and 297 schools nationwide.[4] [5]
The NAMM Foundation named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[6] The district was also included in NAMM's 2009 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 124 school districts nationwide.[7]
Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10]
Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]
The district's board of education is composed 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 2014) 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]