Berlin Township Public Schools

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Berlin Township Public Schools
Address
225 Grove Avenue
, Camden County , New Jersey , 08091
United States
Coordinates 39°48′19″N74°55′53″W / 39.80527°N 74.931445°W / 39.80527; -74.931445
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentEdythe Austermuhl
Business administratorMegan Stoddart
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment609 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty55.1 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.1:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group CD
Website www.btwpschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,17140$18,8911.5%
1Budgetary Cost12,2221214,159−13.7%
2Classroom Instruction7,48488,659−13.6%
6Support Services2,123282,167−2.0%
8Administrative Cost1,25351,547−19.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,167121,612−27.6%
13Extracurricular Activities5413104−48.1%
16Median Teacher Salary59,7463361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Berlin Township Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Berlin Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 609 students and 55.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. [1]

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. [3]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Township and Clementon attend Overbrook High School in Pine Hill as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pine Hill Schools. [4] [5] A representative from Berlin Township serves on the board of education of the Pine Hill Schools. [6] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 792 students and 60.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. [7]

History

The Huster Building, formerly used as a kindergarten and now used for administration, is named for Robert R. Huster, a Berlin Township resident who was killed in action on April 8, 1967, during the Vietnam War. [8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [13] [15]

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. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Berlin Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 12, 2014.
  4. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Pine Hill School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 12, 2024. "The Pine Hill School District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels preschool through 12. We are in a send/receive relationship with Berlin Township and Clementon for their students in grades 9 to 12."
  5. Pine Hill Public Schools Choice District Profile 2020-21, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2024. "Pine Hill School District is composed of four schools which include Albert Bean Elementary School, John Glenn Elementary School, Pine Hill Middle School, and Overbrook High School. Students from both Clementon and Berlin Township School Districts join those residing in Pine Hill to attend Overbrook High School."
  6. Board of Education Members, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed March 12, 2024.
  7. School data for Overbrook Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  8. Camden County Vietnam KIA Index, American Legion Post 372. Accessed November 17, 2016. "Robert R. Huster was born on May 27, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Huster. His home of record is West Berlin, NJ."
  9. School Data for the Berlin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  10. School Performance Reports for the Berlin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for the Berlin Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 District Administration, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
  14. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
  15. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. 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.
  17. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Berlin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year.... Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, on a tuition basis, the Pine Hill School District."
  18. Board Members, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.