Westampton Township Schools

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Westampton Township Schools
Address
700 Rancocas Road
Westampton
, Burlington County , New Jersey , 08060
United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 40°00′13″N74°47′21″W / 40.00362°N 74.789169°W / 40.00362; -74.789169
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentJames DiDonato
Business administratorKaren Greer
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment937 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Faculty87.2 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.westamptonschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,74910$18,891−21.9%
1Budgetary Cost11,5601114,159−18.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,383118,659−14.7%
6Support Services1,533102,167−29.3%
8Administrative Cost1,15861,547−25.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,417301,612−12.1%
13Extracurricular Activities6519104−37.5%
16Median Teacher Salary57,0251861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

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

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 937 students and 87.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. [1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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. [4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school that is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, which also serves students from the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township and Mount Holly Township. [5] [6] [7] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. [8] The school is located in Mount Holly Township.

Schools

The schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11] [12]

Administration

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

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine 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 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. [19] [20] [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Westampton Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Westampton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Westampton Township Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023. "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 eighth grade in the Westampton School District. Composition: The Westampton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Westampton Township in the County of Burlington."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 11, 2014.
  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 December 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Westampton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ 2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Westampton Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Westampton Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Holly Hills Elementary School, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Intermediate School, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ Westampton Middle School, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  17. ↑ Office of the Superintendent, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  18. ↑ Business Office, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  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 Westampton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington ("County"), State of New Jersey. As a Type II school district, the School District functions independently through the Board. The Board is comprised of nine (9) members elected to three (3) staggered year terms. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades K-8."
  21. ↑ Board of Education, Westampton Township Public Schools. Accessed January 4, 2023.
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