South Brunswick Public Schools

The South Brunswick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from South Brunswick in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 8,071 students and 676.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

The district has grown substantially in recent decades, with district enrollment more than doubling in the two decades from 1991 and high school enrollment doubling to nearly 2,000 in the decade prior to 2001 and increasing by another 1,000 in the subsequent decade. However, its enrollment has recently declined the past couple of years, from 8,623 students in the 2018-19 school year down to 8,280 last school year.

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.

Awards and recognition
Five of the district's schools have received the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve: South Brunswick High School (1990–91), Greenbrook School (1991–92), Crossroads Middle School (1992–93), Cambridge Elementary School (1996–97), Constable Elementary School (2000–01).

Five of South Brunswick's schools have been named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve:
 * Cambridge Elementary School in the 1993-94 school year,
 * Dayton Elementary School in the 1993-94 school year,
 * Indian Fields Elementary School in the 1993-94 school year,
 * Monmouth Junction Elementary School in the 1998-99 school year, and
 * South Brunswick High School in the 2000-01 school year

Indian Fields School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

SBHS was one of 433 schools to be recognized by the CollegeBoard on their 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll. SBHS is also home to the award-winning Viking Marching Band, which swept the 2013 New Jersey state championship to win its seventh state title.

Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021-22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are:
 * Elementary schools
 * Brooks Crossing Elementary School with 564 students in grades K-5
 * Jaime Maccarone, principal
 * Brunswick Acres Elementary School with 449 students in grades K-5
 * Stacey Ta, principal
 * Cambridge Elementary School with 458 students in grades PreK-5
 * Christi Pemberton, principal
 * Constable Elementary School with 494 students in grades K-5
 * Cristina Vildostegui-Cerra, principal
 * Greenbrook Elementary School with 338 students in grades K-5
 * Jodi Mahoney, principal
 * Indian Fields Elementary School with 560 students in grades K-5
 * Peter Rattien, principal
 * Monmouth Junction Elementary School with 323 students in grades PreK-5
 * Shaun Ruymen, principal
 * Middle schools
 * Crossroads Middle School North with 894 students in grades 6-8
 * Kimberly Bynoe, principal
 * Crossroads Middle School South with 1,016 students in grades 6-8
 * Bonnie Capes, principal
 * High school
 * South Brunswick High School with 2,863 students in grades 9-12
 * Peter Varela, principal

Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
 * Scott Feder, superintendent
 * David E. Pawlowski, business administrator / board secretary

Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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. 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.