Mountainside School District


The Mountainside School District is a community public school district, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the borough of Mountainside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 736 students and 66.1 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
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.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Berkeley Heights Public Schools that is covered by an agreement that runs through the end of 2021-22 school year. As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,024 students and 90.7 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Students also have the choice to attend the programs of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools, which serve students from across Union County.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education has seven 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 two or three seats up for election each year held as part of the November general election.