Trenton Public Schools
| Trenton Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| 108 North Clinton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Superintendent | Nelson Ribon (Acting) |
| Business administrator | Jayne S. Howard |
| Schools | 22 |
| Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 13,881 (as of 2014-15) |
| Faculty | 1,005.7 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 13.8:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | A |
| Website | www |
The Trenton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, and includes 16 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 3 high school programs. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its 22 schools had an enrollment of 13,881 students and 1,005.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest 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.
Washington Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.
Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
Coordinates: 40°13′27″N 74°45′14″W / 40.22413°N 74.753788°W
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