The Bound Brook School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Bound Brook Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelve in the Bound Brook School District. Composition: The Bound Brook School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bound Brook."
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,975 students and 172.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.District information for Bound Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025. Available slots are announced annually by grade.Bound Brook School District Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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.
Students from South Bound Brook, New Jersey, attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the South Bound Brook School District.Somerset County School Districts - Sending / Receiving / Regional, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed July 23, 2017. "Bound Brook PreK-12 Receives 9-12 From South Bound Brook" At the beginning of the 2011–12 school year, the district joined the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows students from other area communities to attend the Bound Brook schools.Calefati, Jessica. "N.J. adds 56 districts to interdistrict school choice roster for upcoming year", The Star-Ledger, April 14, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2015.
Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Bound Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are:Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Somerset County, New Jersey. Accessed March 12, 2024.School Performance Reports for the Bound Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Bound Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Elementary schools LaMonte-Annex Elementary SchoolBound Brook Elementary Schools, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. with 195 students in grades PreK-Kindergarten Hipolita Hernandez-Sicignano, principalElementary Administration, Bound Brook Elementary Schools. Accessed July 27, 2022. Lafayette Elementary School with 266 students in grades 1-2 Erika Clarke, principal Smalley Elementary School with 545 students in grades 3-6 Nicholas Edwards, principal Middle school Community Middle SchoolCommunity Middle School, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. with 283 students in grades 7-8 Joseph Santicerma, principalAdministration, Bound Brook Middle School. Accessed July 27, 2022. High school Bound Brook High SchoolBound Brook High School, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. with 652 students in grades 9-12 Edward Smith, principalAdministration Contacts, Bound Brook High School. Accessed July 27, 2022.
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Board of Education, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022.New Jersey School Directory for Somerset County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Alvin Freeman, superintendentSuperintendent, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022. Vacant, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Bound Brook School District. Accessed July 27, 2022.
Board of education The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. A tenth, appointed member, represents the interests of the South Bound Brook district. 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.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.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Bound Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 9, 2024. "The Board is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District."
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External links Bound Brook School District
School Data for the Bound Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics