Mount Arlington School District

Mount Arlington School District
Superintendent:		Jane Mullins Jameson
Address:		446 Howard Boulevard Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		374 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		32.2
Student–teacher ratio:		11.6
District Factor Group:		GH
Web site:		http://mtarlingtonschools.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$14,533	39	$12,420	17.0%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,899	28	7,588	4.1%
6	Support Services	2,776	53	1,771	56.7%
8	Administrative Cost	1,770	62	1,411	25.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,867	48	1,462	27.7%
13	Extracurricular Activities	203	53	97	109.3%
16	Median Teacher Salary	53,923	38	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 0-400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Mount Arlington School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Arlington, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 374 students and 32.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6.^[1]

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

For grades 9-12, students attend Roxbury High School in Roxbury, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Roxbury School District.^[4]

Schools

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

• Edith M. Decker School. It had an enrollment of 127 students in kindergarten through grade 2 including a pre-school disabilities program. Along with classrooms, the facility contains a fully equipped computer lab, and a well-stocked children’s library.
• Mount Arlington Public School. It is an elementary / middle school with an enrollment of 255 students in grades 3 through 8. Along with classrooms, the facility contains a fully equipped computer lab, a modern art and music suite, and a state-of-the-art media center.

Administration

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

• Jane Mullins Jameson, Superintendent
• Vacant, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 30, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
4. ^ O'Dea, Colleen. "State orders impact study of school regionalization", Daily Record (Morristown), November 23, 2008. Accessed January 30, 2011. "Mount Arlington, K-8, sends its high school students to Roxbury, K-12."
5. ^ Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2009.
6. ^ Morris County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Mount Arlington School District
• Mount Arlington School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Mount Arlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°56′02″N 74°37′47″W / 40.933784°N 74.629666°W / 40.933784; -74.629666