Berlin Township Public Schools

Berlin Township Public Schools
Address
225 Grove Avenue West Berlin , 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
Superintendent	Edythe Austermuhl
Business administrator	Megan Stoddart
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	609 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	55.1 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.1:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.btwpschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,171 40 $18,891 1.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,222 12 14,159 −13.7% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,484 8 8,659 −13.6% 6 Support Services 2,123 28 2,167 −2.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,253 5 1,547 −19.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,167 12 1,612 −27.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 54 13 104 −48.1% 16 Median Teacher Salary 59,746 33 61,136 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.

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 participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. ^[3] Available slots are announced annually by grade. ^[4]

The district had been 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. ^[5]

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. ^{[6] [7]} A representative from Berlin Township serves on the board of education of the Pine Hill Schools. ^[8] 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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[11] ) are: ^{[12] [13]}

Elementary school

• John F. Kennedy Elementary School ^[14] with 279 students in PreK through 3rd grade
  • Michael Murphy, principal ^[15]

Middle school

• Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School ^[16] with 325 students in grades 4–8
  • Marilyn Bright, principal ^[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[15] [17]}

• Edythe Austermuhl, superintendent
• Megan Stoddart, business administrator and board secretary

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. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

References

1. 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. List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
4. Berlin Township Schools Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
5. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
6. 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."
7. 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."
8. Board of Education Members, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed March 12, 2024.
9. School data for Overbrook Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
10. 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."
11. School Data for the Berlin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
12. School Performance Reports for the Berlin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
13. New Jersey School Directory for the Berlin Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
15. District Administration, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
16. Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. 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.
19. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Berlin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed January 26, 2025. "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. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades K through 8 at its two schools. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, on a tuition basis, the Pine Hill School District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11.
20. Board of Education, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed January 26, 2025.

External links

• Berlin Township Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Berlin Township Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Berlin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics