East Brunswick Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in East Brunswick, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.East Brunswick Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed March 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve in the East Brunswick Public School District. Composition: The East Brunswick Public School District is located within the municipal boundaries of the Township of East Brunswick."
As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,163 students and 724.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.District information for East Brunswick Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
The district had been 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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Awards and recognition East Brunswick is the only district in the State of New Jersey having eleven schools designated Blue Ribbon School / National School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.Awards and Accomplishments, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed May 23, 2006 Schools that have been recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools are Irwin School (1989–90), East Brunswick High School (1990–91), Lawrence Brook School (1991–92), Churchill Junior High School (1994–95), Hammarskjold Middle School (1994–95), Bowne-Munro School (1996–97), Murray A. Chittick Elementary School (1998–99), Warnsdorfer Elementary School (2000–01), Frost Elementary School (2010–11), Central Elementary School (2011–12), and Memorial Elementary School (2012–13).National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2024.
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005. Accessed December 12, 2006
Students from all schools, particularly EBHS, have garnered state and national honors in academics, athletics, and the arts.
Schools East Brunswick Public Schools' facilities consists of 11 school facilities plus two administration buildings; in addition, the East Brunswick Public Library serves as a repository for public examination of all curricula as well as serving as an important education-related resource for the community.
Schools in the district (with 2024-25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the East Brunswick Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed Januaruy 15, 2026.) are:School Performance Reports for the East Brunswick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2025.New Jersey School Directory for the East Brunswick Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
Elementary schools Bowne-Munro Elementary SchoolBowne-Munro Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (with 201 students; in grades PreK–4) Kristin Gristina, principalContacts, Bowne-Munro Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Central Elementary SchoolCentral Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (349; PreK–4) Michael Gaskell, principalContacts, Central Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Murray A. Chittick Elementary SchoolMurray A. Chittick Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (338; PreK–4) Rachel Solomon, interim principalContacts, Murray A. Chittick Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Robert Frost Elementary SchoolRobert Frost Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (383; PreK–4) Nyree Delgado, principalContacts, Robert Frost Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Irwin Elementary SchoolIrwin Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (305; PreK–4) JoAnn Chmielowicz, principalContacts, Irwin Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Lawrence Brook Elementary SchoolLawrence Brook Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (362; PreK–4) Peter DiBernardi, principalContacts, Lawrence Brook Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Memorial Elementary SchoolMemorial Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (408; K–4) Cheryl Jones, principalContacts, Memorial Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Warnsdorfer Elementary SchoolWarnsdorfer Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (325; K–4) Joseph Csatari, principalContacts, Warnsdorfer Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026. Hammarskjold Upper Elementary SchoolHammarskjold Upper Elementary School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (1,221; 5–6) Russell Petronko, principalContacts, Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School. Accessed February 22, 2026.
Junior high school Churchill Junior High SchoolChurchill Junior High School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (2,080; 7–9) Matthew Hanas, principalAdministrative Team, Churchill Junior High School. Accessed February 22, 2026.
High school East Brunswick High SchoolEast Brunswick High School, East Brunswick Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2026. (2,124; 10-12) Edward Bucior, principalAbout Us, East Brunswick High School. Accessed February 22, 2026.
Other facilities Jon R. Kopko Administration Building The East Brunswick Public Schools Administration Building, renamed in honor of long-time Superintendent of Schools Jon R. Kopko upon his retirement in 2000, is situated at 760 Route 18 North. Government-access television Board of Education meetings are held in the Administration building and are televised by EBTV to Comcast Cable TV subscribers within the Township. Support Operations Building The East Brunswick Public Schools Support Operations Building, located at 18 Edgeboro Road, houses the district's transportation department office and school bus parking lot as well as the buildings and grounds / maintenance department.
Expansion In 10 years 1994 through 2004, the number of students served by East Brunswick Public Schools grew by 1,850 students, the equivalent of 60 to 75 new classrooms (on the basis of 25 to 30 students each), reflecting the population growth in East Brunswick as a whole. This growth led to overcrowding at elementary schools, necessitated busing to transport students to schools when there was no existing facility near their home and required the use of trailers at the Middle School to accommodate the influx of students. With additional property zoned for residential use, school population was expected to grow in the years ahead.
Schools in the state are funded primarily by property taxes, which increased at a rate of 7% annually from 2000 to 2007. Rapid rises in property taxes tend to cause seniors and empty-nesters to sell their existing homes to families with children, which led to further increases to the school-age population.
In December 2004, following a public campaign in its support, voters approved a $106.1 million referendum for the additions and improvements at Central, Lawrence Brook, and Hammarskjold Middle Schools.Staff. "Referendum's approval in E.B.'s best interest" , East Brunswick Sentinel, December 9, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2011. "The $106.1 million project that is on the ballot would provide a new, larger Hammarskjold building, and more classrooms at the Lawrence Brook and Central elementary schools.... Local taxpayers' share of the cost, at $81.4 million, is a lot to swallow. And it does arrive on the heels of some lofty school tax increases to support the operating budget and recent construction projects that relieved overcrowding at the junior high and high school levels.... Enrollment has increased by nearly 1,000 students at the K-7 level since the mid-1990s; class sizes range from 25 to 30 depending on the grade level; and many of the schools, at 40 to 50 years old, need renovating. Previous bond referendums in 1994 and 1995 had failed to obtain voter approval. For 2004, an additional ca. $54 million believed necessary for renovations at other East Brunswick School facilities (which would have brought the total to $160 million) was deferred.
Of this sum, $24.7 million was to be contributed by the State of New Jersey. The rebuilding of Hammarskjold Middle School was planned to cost $66.5 million, of which $12.3 million was to have come from the State. Central School renovation and expansion were planned to cost about $20.7 million, of which $6.4 million was to have come from the State. Lawrence Brook School renovation and expansion were expected to cost around $19 million, of which approximately $6 million was to have come from the State.
Decommissioned facilities Several older prewar school facilities in East Brunswick have been decommissioned. They date from the period before the rapid expansion of East Brunswick in the 1960s and provide a glimpse of how the township appeared before the burgeoning residential build-outs of the 1950s and, on plots sized at a minimum of , of the 1960s. The few prewar school structures that remain are readily identifiable as red-brick, two-story buildings. McGinnis School (at Dunhams Corner Road and Hardenburg Lane), opened in 1926 and last used for instruction in 1978, was demolished in January 2015. It has been replaced by a parochial school building of similar form, built by Torah Links of Middlesex County."Outreach group clears site for its new home, New Jersey Jewish News, February 9, 2015; accessed June 6, 2017 Weber School (at Riva Avenue and Hardenburg Lane), a near-twin of McGinnis, was sold in 2006 to St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, which continues to use the building as a school."Town will sell school site to Riva Avenue Church", GMNews, February 9, 2006. Accessed June 6, 2017
Special education Special education is a key component of the education provided by East Brunswick Public Schools to eligible students.
East Brunswick Public Schools provides such services in compliance with the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related State of New Jersey Statutes. Accordingly, each eligible student is educated in a least restrictive environment (LRE) according to an individualized education plan (IEP) drafted by his or her child study team (CST) consisting of school personnel and parents. Eligibility determinations are made every three years. Special services may include speech therapy, occupational therapy, educational aides, and other services as appropriate and called for. A Director of Special Education, currently Sharon Weber-Oleszkiewicz, manages East Brunswick Public Schools' program of providing special services. At the district level, the director is supported by a Supervisor of Elementary School Special Education, a Supervisor of Secondary School Special Education, and a Supervisor of Autism Spectrum Program.