Mount Olive Township School District
Mount Olive Township School District is a public school district based in Flanders, New Jersey, serving 4,786 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 303 New Jersey districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 798 students each, more than the New Jersey median of 563. Its superintendent is Dr. Sumit Bangia. It spends about $21,665 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.
How Mount Olive Township compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mount Olive Township | New Jersey median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $21,665 | $21,034 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,125 | $12,858 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $107.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $114.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 448 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,040 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 11.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 184 | 276 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Jersey median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Sumit Bangia
Source: New Jersey Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Mount Olive Township School District yet. Recent New Jersey coverage is on the New Jersey page.
Peer districts in New Jersey
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictPennsauken | 4,951 | 10 | $20,208 | 11.8 | #69 |
| Garfield Public School DistrictGarfield | 4,840 | 11 | $23,673 | 11.9 | #70 |
| Mount Olive Township School DistrictFlanders · this district | 4,786 | 6 | $21,665 | 10.7 | #71 |
| Bernards Township School DistrictBasking Ridge | 4,673 | 6 | $23,393 | 11.0 | #72 |
| Lakewood Township School DistrictLakewood | 4,643 | 8 | $42,210 | 10.0 | #73 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles ParishMarksville, LA | 4,794 | $12,646 | 19.8 |
| Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches, LA | 4,792 | $13,705 | 12.1 |
| Sweetwater County School District #1Rock Springs, WY | 4,789 | $16,553 | 14.3 |
| Binghamton City School DistrictBinghamton, NY | 4,784 | $22,822 | 10.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nj-mount-olive-township-school-district