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School Report Card: Salaries, Enrollment on the Rise

The Department of Education released the school report cards today which show that Summit'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

Summit's median administrator salary rose 3 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 to $134,768. That number is $16,673, or 12.5 percent, higher than the state median of $117,895. The median numbers of years of experience in Summit is also higher than the state median by three years.

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Town Name Median Years of Experience 2008-2009
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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21 $114,950 20 $117,895 Berkeley Heights 16 $121,195 16
$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 Summit's faculty remained the same as 2008-2009 and the same as the state median at 10 years. However, the median salary rose $5,537, or 8.4 percent, to $66,289 in 2009-2010. The median salary is $4,449, or 6.7 percent, higher than the state median of $61,840.

Town Name Median Years of Experience 2008-2009
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. Summit's cost per pupil is $191, or 1.2 percent, higher than the state average. The comparative cost per pupil in Summit is $14,411, $578 or 4 percent higher than the state average of $13,833.

Town Name Cost per pupil 2008-2009
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

Summit's revenue sources changed slightly in 2009-2010 with funds from the lacal tax levy making up 93 percent of the school's budget in 2009-2010, up two percent from 2008-2009. The district still receieved 5 percent from the state, two percent from federal but did not receieve any many from "other" revenue sources in 2009-2010 where in 2008-2009 2 percent of the budget came from this category.

Town Name 2008-2009 Revenue from Local Source
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 numbers are based on students "on roll" as of October 2009. Overall, the district had 3,887 students in 2009-2010. This number is up from an enrollment of 3,729 in 2006-2007 when the Jefferson and Wilson Primary Centers didn't existand up from 2008-2009 when enrollment was 3,803.

  • : Enrollment increased 1.1 percent in 2009-2010 to 1,045 students. But that number is down one student from 1,046 in 2006-2007. Average class size at Summit High is 18.3 students. The state average is 18.2.
  • : Enrollment at Washington was 323 students, down 10 percent since 2006-2007 when enrollment was 359 students. However, the average class size at Washington is above the state average at 20.2 students. The state average is 18.2 students.
  • Enrollment as Jefferson Primary, which only opened two years ago, was up 18.75 percent from 2008-2009 to 160 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes are well  under the state average as 13.3 students per class.
  • Also only in it's second year, enrollment at Wilson jumped 11.6 percent from 152 students in 2008-2009 to 172 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes are also below the state average at 12.6 students.
  • : Enrollment increased slightly from  321 students in 2008-2009 to 333 students in 2009-2010. But on the whole, enrollment at Lincoln-Hubbard has decreased 15.5 percent over the last four years from 394 students in 2006-2007 to 333 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes, which have been a point of concern for parents during the Lincoln-Hubbard Traffic Pattern proposal discussions, is higher than the state average at 20.8 students per class.
  • : On the contray enrollment at the middle school has risen 4.8 percent over the last four years from 825 students in 2006-2007 to 867 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes are also above the state average at 19.3 students per class.
  • : The number of students has decreased 10.2 percent from 235 students since 2006-2007 to 211 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes are below the state average at 17.6 students per class.
  • : Enrollment has decreased 8 percent over the last four years to 378 students in 2009-2010. Class sizes are above the state average at 19.9 students per class.
  • : Enrollment has also dropped at brayton from 459 students in 2006-2007 to 398 in 2009-2010. a decrease of 13.3 percent.  Class sizes are above the state average at 19.9 students per class.

Test scores

  • HSPA, Language Arts Literacy: The number of students receiving advanced proficient rose 15.4 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010.
  • HSPA, Mathematics: The number of students receiving advanced proficient rose 5.8 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010.
  • AP Tests: Of the 616 students taking AP tests, 501 scored a 3 or better.
  • SATs: The number of students taking the SATs rose 6 percent from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010 but was down 6 percent from 2007-2008. The number of students taking the test is 22 percent higher than the state average of 66 percent. The average SAT score in 2009-2010 was 1714, down from 1735 in 2008-2009 and 1725 in 2007-2008. The state average in 2009-2010 was 1516.



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