Pittsgrove Township School District

The Pittsgrove Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township and Elmer borough, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Pittsgrove Township School District
Address
1076 Almond Road
Pittsgrove, NJ 08318
United States
Coordinates39.556451°N 75.151895°W / 39.556451; -75.151895
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Scott Hoopes
Business administratorDarren Harris
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment1,762 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty143.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,35119$18,891−8.2%
1Budgetary Cost12,6981114,783−14.1%
2Classroom Instruction6,81868,763−22.2%
6Support Services2,085292,392−12.8%
8Administrative Cost1,700281,48514.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,641311,783−8.0%
13Extracurricular Activities28242685.2%
16Median Teacher Salary61,5502764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,762 students and 143.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]

Students from Elmer attend the district as part of a full sending/receiving relationship in which the former Elmer School is integrated into the district and Elmer and Pittsgrove Township students attend school together throughout their education.[4] [5][6]

The middle school houses the Salem County Special Services School District in what was formerly a fifth grade hallway.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]

Elementary schools
  • Norma Elementary School[12] with 103 students in grades PreK-K
    • Daniel Bruce, Principal
    • Loretta Elwell - Vice Principal
  • Elmer Elementary School[13] with 225 students in grades 1-2)
    • Daniel Bruce, Principal
  • Olivet Elementary School[14] with 357 students in grades 3-5
    • Tino Monti, Principal
Middle school
  • Pittsgrove Township Middle School[15] with 502 students in grades 6-8
    • Ryan Hudson, Principal
    • Erika Kirschner-Stabile, Assistant Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17][18]

  • Dr. Scott Hoopes Superintendent
  • Darren Harris, 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[19] One additional member is appointed to represent the Elmer sending district.[20]

References
  1. District information for Pittsgrove Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Board of Education, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed January 23, 2020. "Pittsgrove Township School District is comprised of five schools and is located in Salem County in Southern New Jersey. Our student body consists of approximately 2000 students in grades Pre-K through 12."
  4. Dailey, Jennifer. "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement", Today's Sunbeam, June 17, 2009. Accessed October 9, 2013. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."
  5. Dunn, Phil. "Pittsgrove Township Board of Education weighing how many choice students it will accept into district", Today's Sunbeam, December 19, 2011. Accessed October 9, 2013. "Brodzik said the 2011 number includes the influx of students they gained from Elmer since the school became part of the Pittsgrove district."
  6. Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 8, 2015. "The Elmer School has been part of the Pittsgrove Township School District for 4 years. Previously the Borough of Elmer's Kindergarten through fourth grade children attended school at the Elmer School while the rest of their students participated in a send/receive agreement with Pittsgrove Township Schools for grades five through twelve. A full send/receive agreement with the Elmer Borough Board of Education was reached for the 2010-2011 school year. All students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer attend school together from preschool through twelfth grade. Elmer Elementary School now houses 200 Pittsgrove and Elmer students in grades one and two."
  7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  8. School Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. Schools, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  10. Pittsgrove Township School District 2014-15 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 23, 2020. "The Pittsgrove Township educational community is comprised of five schools: Norma Elementary School (PreK-K), Elmer Elementary School (Grades 1-2), Olivet Elementary School (Grades 3-5), Pittsgrove Township Middle School (Grades 6-8), and A.P. Schalick High School (Grades 9-12)."
  11. New Jersey School Directory for the Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. Norma Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2020.
  13. Elmer Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2020.
  14. Olivet Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2020.
  15. Pittsgrove Township Middle School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2020.
  16. A.P. Schalick High School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed August 29, 2020.
  17. District Administration, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed January 23, 2020.
  18. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  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 School District of Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey Department of Education, year ended June 30, 2015. "The Pittsgrove Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms and one sending district member appointed annually."
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