Kingsway Regional School District

The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township, along with students in ninth through twelfth grades from Logan Township who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District.[3][4][5]

Kingsway Regional School District
Address
213 Kings Highway
Woolwich Township, NJ 08085
Coordinates
District information
Grades7-12
SuperintendentDr. James J. Lavender
Business administratorJason Schimpf
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment2,764 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty185.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitehttps://www.krsd.org/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		7-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,2251$18,891−19.4%
1Budgetary Cost10,737114,586−26.4%
2Classroom Instruction6,09418,339−26.9%
6Support Services1,41722,114−33.0%
8Administrative Cost1,32431,561−15.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,51161,798−16.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3901673−42.1%
16Median Teacher Salary50,938165,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 2,764 students and 185.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1.[1]

The Kingsway Regional School District is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[6]

The Board of Education for the Kingsway Regional High School District consists of ten members: three from East Greenwich Township, one from South Harrison Township, four from Woolwich Township, and one each from Logan Township and Swedesboro.[7]

Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10]

Both schools are located in Woolwich Township.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13]

  • Dr. James J. Lavender, Superintendent[14]
  • Jason Schimpf, Business Administrator[15]

References
  1. District information for Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Kingsway Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 6, 2017. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 30,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students. "
  4. About Kingsway, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed September 16, 2017. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  5. Student Enrollment, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020. "Kingsway Regional is comprised of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2014.
  7. Board of Education, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020. "The Kingsway Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected by the citizens of the Townships of East Greenwich, Woolwich, South Harrison and the Borough of Swedesboro. The Logan Township Board of Education appoints Kingsway’s tenth member annually."
  8. Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 29, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
  9. School Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020.
  12. Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. Meet the Superintendent, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020.
  15. Meet the School Business Administrator, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 18, 2020.
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