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School Report Card: District Sees Increase in Salaries, Slight Increase in Enrollment
The Department of Education released the school report cards today, which show that New Providence's median administrator and faculty salaries are increasing and above the state average.
The Department of Education has released the 2009-2010 school report card data. We compared several categories of data to a previous report Patch reported in November 2010.
Administrator Years of Experience and Salary
New Providence's median administrator salary rose by 4 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 to $126,215. That number is $8,320 higher than the state median of $117,895. The median numbers of years of experience in New Providence is lower than the state median by eight years.
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Median Salary 2008-2009 Median Years of Experience 2009-2010 Median Salary 2009-2010
State Average
(for district's with a high school)
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$126,028 Clark 15
$108,000 14 $119,000 Cranford 23
$115,130 24 $125,000 Elizabeth 18
$109,690 17 $107,594 Garwood 17
$88,482 16 $89,320 Hillside 26
$103,755 27 $107,245 Kenilworth 28
$118,664 21 $122,224 Linden 29
$119,805 23 $123,031 Mountainside 14
$117,000 15 $122,031 New Providence 11
$121,128 12 $126,215 Plainfield 15
$116,000 16 $124,150 Rahway 17
$108,622 17 $114,907 Roselle 13
$93,956 10 $93,956 Roselle Park 24 $104,138 25 $107,375 Scotch Plains 24
$129,668 16 $129,668 Springfield 16
$115,494 17 $115,379 Summit 28
$130,625 23 $134,768 Union County Vocational 16
$98,584 17 $101,413 Union 21
$114,950 22 $118,950 Westfield 21
$118,884 26 $127,656 Winfield 23
$95,760 24 $99,591
Faculty Years Experience and Median Salary
The median number of years of experience of New Providence's faculty and the state's median number of years of experience increased by one year from 2008-2009. New Providence's median faculty salary rose $2,836, or 4.4 percent, to $65,112 in 2009-2010. The median salary is $3,272, or 5 percent, higher than the state median of $61,840.
Median Salary 2008-2009 Median Years of Experience 2009-2010 Median Salary 2009-2010 State Average 9 $59,545 10 $61,840 Berkeley Heights 9
$61,623 10 $61,602 Clark 9
$52,473 9 $54,365 Cranford 9
$58,571 9 $57,903 Elizabeth 8
$59,979 9 $63,239 Garwood 12
$53,021 10 $51,773 Hillside 8
$60,067 8 $62,740 Kenilworth 8
$61,170 9 $64,377 Linden 8
$56,773 9 $59,204 Mountainside 9
$54,592 10 $57,032 New Providence 9
$62,276 10 $65,112 Plainfield 12
$70,470 13 $70,970 Rahway 8
$57,069 8 $59,959 Roselle 7
$50,401 5 $52,347 Roselle Park 8
$57,347 8 $55,988 Scotch Plains 8
$59,765 9 $60,368 Springfield 8
$63,306 9 $66,251 Summit 10
$60,752 10 $66,289 Union County Vocational 4
$53,537 5 $54,317 Union 8
$61,586 8 $64,045 Westfield 9
$62,639 10 $65,230 Winfield 11
$50,579 12 $52,603
Cost per pupil
There are two ways of calculating per pupil expenditures, a comparative cost per pupil, which represents a comparison with districts with similar budget types, and a raw cost per pupil figure. New Providence's cost per pupil is $948, or 6.1 percent, lower than the state average. The comparative cost per pupil in New Providence is $13,245, $588 or 4.4 percent lower than the state average of $13,833.
Comparative cost per pupil 2008-2009
Cost per pupil 2009-2010 Comparative cost per pupil 2009-2010 State average $15,221 $12,983 $15,538 $13,833 Berkeley Heights $14,664 $15,168 $14,907 $13,425 Clark $12,919 $11,430 $13,547 $12,158 Cranford $13,565 $12,646 $13,810 $12,831 Elizabeth $16,600 $15,217 $17,507 $16,242 Garwood $11,843 $11,217 $14,753 $10,868 Hillside $14,677 $12,510 $14,954 $12,950 Kenilworth $13,795 $12,163 $14,861 $13,145 Linden $16,129 $12,936 $16,469 $13,174 Mountainside $14,866 $12,860 $14,276 $12,409 New Providence $14,217 $12,960 $14,590 $13,245 Plainfield $15,308 $17,739 $14,710 $15,553 Rahway $13,672 $12,050 $14,428 $12,682 Roselle $16,775 $13,398 $17,730 $14,100 Roselle Park $13,876 $13,005 $14,436 $13,453 Scotch Plains $13,759 $11,973 $13,711 $11,975 Springfield $15,766 $13,698 $15,670 $13,685 Summit $15,003 $13,753 $15,729 $14,411 Union County Vocational $13,405 $12,243 $12,974 $12,194 Union $14,769 $11,859 $15,532 $12,364 Westfield $13,220 $11,781 $13,553 $12,009 Winfield $18,907 $18,151 $19,208 $18,371
Revenue
New Providence's revenue sources changed slightly in 2009-2010, up one percent from 2008-2009.
2009-2010 Revenue from Local Source State average 50% 51% Berkeley Heights 79% 80% Clark 79%
79% Cranford 84%
84% Elizabeth 11%
11% Garwood 80%
76% Hillside 51%
50% Kenilworth 74%
74% Linden 68%
68% Mountainside 77%
84% New Providence 88%
89% Plainfield 13%
14% Rahway 59%
59% Roselle 46%
44% Roselle Park 60%
60% Scotch Plains 90%
91% Springfield 91%
91% Summit 91%
93% Union County Vocational 21%
21% Union 54%
59% Westfield 89%
90% Winfield 45% 45%
Enrollment and class sizes
- : Enrollment decreased by 1.12 percent, or 7 students in 2009-2010 to 623 students since last year. The average class size at the high school is 16.4 students. The state average is 18.2.
- : Enrollment increased by 0.3 percent, or 1 student, in 2009-2010 to 332 students since last year. The average class size at the middle school is 16.6 percent. The state average is 18.2.
- : Enrollment increased by 3 students, or 0.5 percent, in 2009-2010 to 628 students since last year. The average class size at Salt Brook is 19 students. The state average is 18.2.
- : Enrollment increased by 1 percent, or 6 students, in 2009-2010 to 619 students since last year. The average class size at Allen W. Roberts is 20 students. The state average is 18.2 percent.
Test scores
- HSPA, Language Arts Literacy: The number of students receiving advanced proficient rose 5 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010.
- HSPA, Mathematics: The number of students receiving advanced proficient rose 11.3 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010.
- AP Tests: Of the 197 students taking AP tests, 176 scored a 3 or better.
- SATs: The number of students taking the SATs rose 2 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010, but was down 4 percent from 2007-2008. The number of students taking the test is 30 percent higher than the state average of 66 percent. The average SAT score in 2009-2010 was 1733, down from 1,757 in 2008-2009, but up from 1,685 in 2007-2008. The state average in 2009-2010 was 1516.
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