Clayton Public Schools

Clayton Public Schools
Address
350 East Clinton Street Clayton , Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08312 United States
Coordinates	39°39′07″N75°05′51″W / 39.651807°N 75.097592°W / 39.651807; -75.097592
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Nikolaos Koutsogiannis
Business administrator	Fran Adler
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,463 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	117.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.claytonps.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,951 15 $18,891 −10.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,442 2 14,783 −22.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,816 5 8,763 −22.2% 6 Support Services 1,525 4 2,392 −36.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,529 15 1,485 3.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,159 3 1,783 −35.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 356 11 268 32.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 50,834 3 64,043 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

Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,463 students and 117.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. ^[1]

Clayton Public Schools are 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. ^[4]

Clayton Public Schools provides a variety of opportunities for students in academics, co-curricular activities, athletics, communications, technology, fine and performing arts, and school-based student services. Through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Grant Initiative, Clayton Schools offers counseling and assistance to students and families by providing an on-site counseling center located in the Herma Simmons Elementary School. The district also offers a School-Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP), Clayton Place, which is housed in its high school/middle school, to provide counseling, tutoring, and recreation activities for students at the secondary level. In addition to a very active and dedicated Home and School Association, Clayton School District has developed strong partnerships with local constituents and recognizes those relationships as vital to its success.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[5] ) are: ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Elementary school

• Herma S. Simmons Elementary School ^[10] with 668 students in grades PreK-5
  • Scott G. Uribe, principal

Middle school

• Clayton Middle School ^[11] with 343 students in grades 6-8
  • Marvin Tucker, principal

High School

• Clayton High School ^[12] with 420 students in grades 9-12
  • Joseph Visalli, principal

Administration

Core members of Clayton School District's administration are: ^{[13] [14]}

• Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, superintendent
• Fran Adler, 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. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

References

1. District information for Clayton Public 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. Clayton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 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 twelve in the Clayton School District. Composition The Clayton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clayton."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
6. Our Schools, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.
7. 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
8. School Performance Reports for the Clayton Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Clayton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
10. Herma S. Simmons Elementary School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.
11. Clayton Middle School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.
12. Clayton High School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.
13. Administrative & Business Office. Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.
14. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
15. 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.
16. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Clayton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed December 17, 2022. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, 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."
17. Board of Education, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.

External links

• Clayton Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Clayton Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Clayton High School receives second bronze medal from USNews and World Report