Summit Public Schools

Summit Public Schools
Address
14 Beekman Terrace
, Union County, New Jersey, 07901
United States
Coordinates40°42′47″N 74°21′39″W / 40.713157°N 74.360746°W / 40.713157; -74.360746
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentScott Hough
Business administratorDerek J. Jess
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment3,950 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty366.9 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.8:1
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.summit.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,31746$18,891−3.0%
1Budgetary Cost14,2914714,783−3.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,081678,7633.6%
6Support Services1,638122,392−31.5%
8Administrative Cost1,777941,48519.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,415261,783−20.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3779526840.7%
16Median Teacher Salary64,2495064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,950 students and 366.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.

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.

In 2019, Niche.com ranked the Summit District as sixth safest of 383 districts and second among 249 districts in best athletics.