The Somerset Hills Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from four communities in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from the boroughs of Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone, along with students from the township of Bedminster (grades 9â€"12) who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 2,014 students and 164.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
The district is 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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary school
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School - 640 students in grades PreKâ€"4
- Amy G. Phelan, Principal
- April H. Friedman, Assistant Principal
- Middle school
- Bernardsville Middle School - 581 students in grades 5â€"8
- Gretchen Dempsey, Principal
- Brian Latzke, Assistant Principal
- High school
- Bernards High School - 793 students in grades 9â€"12
- Scott Neigel, Principal
- Michael Corbett, Assistant Principal
- Michael Hoppe, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Frances Wood, Superintendent
- Nancy Lee Hunter, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Somerset Hills School District
- Somerset Hills School District's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Somerset Hills School District, National Center for Education Statistics