Mount Holly Township Public Schools

The Mount Holly Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Holly Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Mount Holly Township Public Schools
Address
330 Levis Drive
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Coordinates40.001341°N 74.796974°W / 40.001341; -74.796974
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentJames DiDonato
Business administratorEvon DiGangi
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,081 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty92.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.mtholly.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,68966$18,891−1.1%
1Budgetary Cost14,6075114,1593.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,662478,6590.0%
6Support Services1,853242,167−14.5%
8Administrative Cost1,666531,5477.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,192811,61236.0%
13Extracurricular Activities23481104125.0%
16Median Teacher Salary71,1487861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,081 students and 92.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and including the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[5][6][7] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,052 students and 141.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1.[8] The school is located in Mount Holly.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12]

Elementary schools
  • John Brainerd School[13] with 377 students in grades PreK-2 (now PreK-1)
    • Dr. Charles Swindol, Principal
  • Gertrude C. Folwell School[14] with 304 students in grades 3-5 (now 2-4)
    • Amie Dougherty, Principal
Middle school
  • F. W. Holbein Middle School[15] with 358 students in grades 6-8 (now 5-8)
    • Carolyn McDonald, Principal
    • Daniel Finn, Vice Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16]

  • James DiDonato, Superintendent[17]
  • Evon DiGangi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[18]

The district's board of education has five 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 either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[19][20][21]

On January 25, 2012, the Board voted, 3-1, to move school elections from April to November[22] following the adoption of legislation allowing New Jersey school districts, municipal governing bodies, or citizen petition committees to do so.[23]

References
  1. District information for Mount Holly Township Public 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. Mount Holly Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Mount Holly Township School District. Composition: The Mount Holly Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Holly Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
  6. Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
  7. History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
  8. School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  9. School Data for the Mount Holly Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  10. School Schedules, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed January 20, 2017.
  11. 2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Holly Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. John Brainerd School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  14. Gertrude C. Folwell School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  15. F. W. Holbein Middle School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  16. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. Office of the Superintendent, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  18. Office of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  19. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  20. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Mount Holly Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 9, 2020. " The Mount Holly School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board consists of 5 members elected to three-year terms and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. The terms are staggered so that members’ terms expire each year.... The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels K through 8.
  21. Board of Education, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  22. Public Meeting Minutes Jan 25, 2012, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  23. Rundquist, Jeanette. "Gov. Christie signs bill changing school board elections, budget votes", The Star-Ledger, January 18, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2013. "The new law allows school districts to move their April elections to the November general election, either by asking voters for their OK — or by a resolution of the local school board or governing body."
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