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School Districts By Type1
2004-2005
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|
|
Operating |
|
|
Type I Districts |
63
|
|
|
Type II Districts |
554
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|
|
|
Type II Districts (Regional/Consolidated) |
70
|
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|
Vocational Districts |
21
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|
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|
Other Administrative Units |
|
|
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Special Services |
8
|
|
|
Educational Services Commissions |
11
|
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Jointures |
3
|
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|
State Operated (included in Type II count) |
3
|
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Subtotal |
594
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Non-Operating |
23
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|
Total |
617
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2003-04
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2004-05
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Number of Operating Schools
|
49
|
50
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|
|
Enrollment
|
14,000(e)
|
14,000(e)
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1New Jersey Department of Education, Finance Division
2New Jersey Department of Education - Charter Schools, Fact Sheet September 2004
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Number of Public Schools in New Jersey
May 2005
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Elementary |
1,589
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Middle |
347
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Junior |
5
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Highschool |
|
|
|
3 Year |
6
|
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|
4 Year |
283
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|
6 Year |
32
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Other |
16
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Vocational |
56
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|
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Handicapped |
|
|
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Elementary |
66
|
|
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Secondary |
13
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Total |
2,413
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| New Jersey Department of Education - May 2005
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Total Enrollment
2004-2005
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By Sex |
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Male |
720,164
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Female |
676,907
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Total |
1,397,071
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By Race |
|
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White |
798,559
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Black |
247,866
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Hispanic |
247,112
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American Indian/Alaskan Native |
2,702
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Asian/Pacific Islander |
100,832
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Total |
1,397,071
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| New Jersey Department of Education - May 2005
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| Number of Full-Time Public School Teachers–2003-04 |
124,276
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| Average Years Teaching Experience–2003 |
13
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| Estimated Average Full-Time Classroom Teacher’s Salary–2003-04 |
56,025
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New Jersey Education Association-Research Bulletin A03-3/4/6
NJEA Statistical Publication 2003-2004
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Total Number of Administrators and Supervisors
in New Jersey School Districts 2003-04
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Central Office Personnel |
|
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Superintendent |
584
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|
|
Assistant Superintendent |
264
|
|
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Administrative Assistant |
46
|
|
|
Business Administrator |
542
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|
|
Personnel Director/Manager |
41
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Other Administrative Personnel |
17
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|
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Principals |
|
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High School |
386
|
|
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Junior High School |
41
|
|
|
Middle School |
326
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Elementary School |
1,418
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|
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Vice Principals |
|
|
|
High School |
765
|
|
|
Junior High School |
52
|
|
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Middle School |
350
|
|
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Elementary School |
512
|
|
|
|
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Supervisory Personnel |
|
|
|
Director |
799
|
|
|
Supervisor |
2,050
|
|
|
Coordinator |
824
|
|
|
Department Head |
206
|
|
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Total |
9,223
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| New Jersey Education Association - School Administrators’ & Supervisors’ Salaries in NJ 2003-04
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State Averages |
2004-2005
|
2005-2006
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Bachelor's Degree |
|
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Minimum Step |
$38,974
|
$40,331
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|
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Maximum Step |
69,516
|
68,502
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Master’s Degree |
|
|
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Minimum Step |
41,857
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43,390
|
|
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Maximum Step |
70,183
|
72,493
|
|
|
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|
|
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Master’s Degree + 30 Credits |
|
|
|
|
Minimum Step |
44,166
|
45,601
|
|
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Maximum Step |
73,844
|
75,701
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| Information based on NJSBA analysis of approved contracts submitted by districts as of May 2005 for inclusion in the Negotiations Data Sourcebook
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All Operating Types Average Comparative Per Pupil Expenditures
2004-2005
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Expenditure |
Actual
2003-04
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Budgeted
2004-05
|
|
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|
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Total Classroom Instruction |
6,234
|
6,560
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|
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Total Support Services |
1,616
|
1,681
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|
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Total Administrative Costs |
1,207
|
1,263
|
|
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Total Operations
and Maintenance of Plant |
1,249
|
1,308
|
|
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Total Extracurricular Costs |
196
|
214
|
|
|
Total Equipment |
60
|
54
|
|
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Total Comparative Cost Per Pupil |
10,574
|
11,107
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| New Jersey Department of Education - Comparative Spending Guide, March 2005
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New Jersey Ranking in National Education Statistics
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Rank
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NJ Totals
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US Totals
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| Population Age5-17 (in thousands), 2001 |
10
|
1,545
|
53,253
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| Population per square mileof land area-2001 |
2
|
1,144
|
81
|
| Percent of Change in Population 65 years of age and older-1991-2001 |
31
|
7.4
|
11.3
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| Number of Public School Districts (Operating)-2002-03 |
8
|
593
|
15,348
|
| Public School Enrollment-Fall 2003 |
10
|
1,303,222*
|
47,798.062*
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| Average Daily Attendance in Public Schools, 2002-03 |
10
|
1,303,869
|
44,642,542
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| Number of High School Graduates-2002-03 |
9
|
79,689
|
2,682,193
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| Students Enrolled Per Teacher in Public Elementary & Secondary Schools-Fall, 2003 |
46
|
13.0*
|
15.8*
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| Average Salaries of Public School Teachers–2002-03 |
3
|
$54,154*
|
$45,930
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| Public School Revenue Per Pupil in Average Daily Attendance, 2002-03 |
3
|
12,584
|
$9,014
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| Percent of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools fromLocal Governments-2002-03 |
5
|
58.1
|
42.9
|
| Percent of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools from State Governments-2002-03 |
42
|
39.1
|
49.0
|
| Percent of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools from Federal Government-2002-03 |
51
|
2.9
|
8.1
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| Current Expenditures for Public K-12 Schools Per Pupil in Average Daily Attendance-2002-03 |
4
|
11,643
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8,428
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| Most recent information available at time of printing. National Education Association - Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States2003 and Estimates of School Statistics 2004 |
| * National Education Association – Rankings & Estimates Update: A Report ofSchool Statistics, Fall 2003
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New Jersey School Report Card
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State Averages |
2002-03
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2003-04
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Student Attendance
Attendance Rate |
|
|
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Elementary |
95.2%
|
95.2%
|
|
|
Secondary |
93.0%
|
93.0%
|
|
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|
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Instruction/Staffing
Average Class Size |
|
|
|
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Elementary |
20.3
|
20.8
|
|
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Secondary |
20.8
|
20.7
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Student/Faculty Ratio |
|
|
|
|
Elementary |
12.2:1
|
12:1
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|
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Secondary |
11.5:1
|
11.6:1
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Student/Administrator Ratio |
|
|
|
|
Elementary |
313.5:1
|
313:1
|
|
|
Secondary |
158.2:1
|
185.1:1
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Length of School Day |
|
|
|
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Elementary |
6 hrs, 25 mins
|
6 hrs, 25 mins
|
|
|
Secondary |
6 hrs, 34 mins
|
6 hrs, 34 mins
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Instructional Time |
|
|
|
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Elementary |
5 hrs, 32 mins
|
5 hrs, 32 mins
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|
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Secondary |
5 hrs, 31 mins
|
5 hrs, 30 mins
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Assessment
NJASK – Grade 3 (2003-4) |
|
|
Language Arts |
20.7%
|
75.6%
|
3.8%
|
|
|
Mathematics |
23.4%
|
53.8%
|
22.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
NJASK – Grade 4 (2003-4) |
|
|
Lauguage Arts |
17.9%
|
77.5%
|
4.7%
|
|
|
Mathematics |
27.9%
|
46.4%
|
25.7%
|
|
|
|
|
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GEPA – Grade 8 (2003-4) |
|
|
Launguage Arts
Literacy |
28.39%
|
66.3%
|
5.5%
|
|
|
Mathematics |
38.3%
|
41.7%
|
20%
|
|
|
Science |
25.3%
|
53.6%
|
21.1%
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|
|
|
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HSPA -– Grade 11 |
|
|
Language Arts
Literacy |
17.8%
|
65.0%
|
17.2%
|
|
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Mathematics |
30.0%
|
45.6%
|
24.5%
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SAT Average
Score |
2002-03
|
2003-4
|
|
|
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Math |
518
|
516
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|
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Verbal |
500
|
500
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| New Jersey State Department of Education, New Jersey School Report Card 2003-2004
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Annual School Budget Election Results
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Year |
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Percent of Budgets Approved by Voters Statewide
|
|
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2005 |
|
70.7%
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|
|
2004 |
|
69.8%
|
|
|
2003 |
|
62.2%
|
|
|
2002 |
|
65.4%
|
|
|
2001 |
|
81.3%
|
|
|
2000 |
|
88.0%
|
|
|
1999 |
|
82.8%
|
|
|
1998 |
|
74.4%
|
|
|
1997 |
|
76.2%
|
|
|
1996 |
|
67.8%
|
|
|
1995 |
|
72.3%
|
|
|
1994 |
|
51.4%
|
|
|
1993 |
|
68.9%
|
|
|
1992 |
|
73.4%
|
|
|
1991 |
|
55.9%
|
|
|
1990 |
|
52.0%
|
|
|
1989 |
|
62.1%
|
|
|
1988 |
|
71.3%
|
|
|
1987 |
|
74.1%
|
|
|
1986 |
|
82.4%
|
|
|
1985 |
|
86.5%
|
|
|
1984 |
|
76.9%
|
|
|
1983 |
|
74.8%
|
|
|
1982 |
|
67.9%
|
|
|
1981 |
|
63.8%
|
|
|
1980 |
|
70.1%
|
|
|
1979 |
|
76.9%
|
|
|
1978 |
|
82.4%
|
|
|
1977 |
|
80.4%
|
|
|
1976 |
|
44.4%
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| Source: New Jersey School Boards Association
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Second-Ballot Finance Questions
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| Year |
Percentage of second-ballot finance questions approved by voters statewide
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Total Number of second questions on the ballot statewide
|
| 2005 |
41.8%
|
74
|
| 2004 |
52%
|
75
|
| 2003 |
33.7%
|
89
|
| 2002 |
47.5%
|
99
|
| 2001 |
65.6%
|
91
|
| 2000 |
79%
|
100
|
| 1999 |
72.8%
|
92
|
| 1998 |
55.8%
|
104
|
| 1997 |
66.5%
|
176
|
| Source: New Jersey School Boards Association
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Voter Turnout in Annual School Elections
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Year |
Percentage of Voter Turnout
|
|
|
2005 |
13.2%
|
|
|
2004 |
15.8%
|
|
|
2003 |
15.2%
|
|
|
2002 |
14.2%
|
|
|
2001 |
13.3%
|
|
|
2000 |
12.5%
|
|
|
1999 |
13.4%
|
|
|
1998 |
14.2%
|
|
|
1997 |
17.3%
|
|
|
1996 |
18.0%
|
|
|
1995 |
15.5%
|
|
|
1994 |
15.3%
|
|
|
1993 |
12.8%
|
|
|
1992 |
16.8%
|
|
|
1991 |
18.6%
|
|
|
1990 |
15.8%
|
|
|
1989 |
14.7%
|
|
|
1988 |
15.2%
|
|
|
1987 |
10.1%
|
|
|
1986 |
11.5%
|
|
|
1985 |
7.34%
|
|
|
1984 |
10.1%
|
|
|
1983 |
15%
|
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| Source: New Jersey School Boards Association
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Board Member Length of Service
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Year |
Average Length of Service in Years for New Jersey Local School Board Members
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|
|
2005 |
6.56
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|
|
2004 |
6.56
|
|
|
2003 |
6.41
|
|
|
2002 |
6.34
|
|
|
2001 |
6.23
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Percentage of Board Members by Gender
|
|
|
Male |
56%
|
|
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Female |
44%
|
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| Source: New Jersey School Boards Association
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