Rumson School District

The Rumson School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the Borough of Rumson, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3]

Rumson School District
Address
60 Forrest Avenue Rumson , Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07760 United States
Coordinates	40.375728°N 74.004835°W / 40.375728; -74.004835
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	John E. Bormann
Business administrator	Denise McCarthy
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	911 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty	96.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	J
Website	www.rumsonschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,288 42 $18,891 −8.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,965 25 14,159 −8.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,829 24 8,659 −9.6% 6 Support Services 2,037 42 2,167 −6.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,691 57 1,547 9.3% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,320 21 1,612 −18.1% 13 Extracurricular Activities 87 38 104 −16.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 62,710 53 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 911 students and 96.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the 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.^[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from both Fair Haven and Rumson, where the school is located.^[5] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 876 students and 83.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.^[6]

Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Forrestdale School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.^[7] In 2024, Forrestdale School was one of 11 statewide that was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.^[8][9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^{[11][12][13][14]}

• Deane-Porter Elementary School^[15] with 384 students in grades PreK-3
  • Erin O'Connell, principal^[16]
• Forrestdale School^[17] with 525 students in grade 4-8
  • Jennifer Gibbons, principal^[16]

Administrators

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][18]

• John E. Bormann, superintendent
• Denise McCarthy, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[19][20][21]

References

1. District information for Rumson Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Rumson Borough Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Rumson School District. Composition: The Rumson School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rumson Borough."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 3, 2014.
5. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings. These adjacent communities are located in Northern Monmouth County, within forty miles of New York City and within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean."
6. School data for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
7. National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2024.
8. Current Awardees, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 24, 2024.
9. Kelley, Tina. "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2024. Accessed September 24, 2024. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday."
10. School Data for the Rumson School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Student, Staff, and Parent Handbook 2024–2025, Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.
12. County School List N-R, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
13. School Performance Reports for the Rumson Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
14. New Jersey School Directory for the Rumson School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. Deane-Porter Elementary School, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
16. Administration Listing, Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.
17. Forrestdale School, Rumson School District. Accessed June 1, 2023.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
19. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
20. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rumson Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed September 25, 2024. "The Board of Education of the Borough of Rumson ('Board') School District (the “District”) is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Borough of Rumson School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
21. Board of Education, Rumson School District. Accessed September 25, 2024.

External links

• Rumson School District
• School Performance Reports for the Rumson School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Rumson School District, National Center for Education Statistics