Elsinboro Township School District

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Elsinboro Township School District
Address
631 Salem-Fort Elfsborg Road
Elsinboro Township
, Salem County , New Jersey , 08079
United States
Coordinates 39°33′04″N75°31′06″W / 39.550973°N 75.518236°W / 39.550973; -75.518236
District information
Grades K-8
SuperintendentLaural Kretzer
Business administratorKimberly Fleetwood
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment119 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty15.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio7.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website www.elsinboroschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,18410$18,891−14.3%
1Budgetary Cost10,261214,159−27.5%
2Classroom Instruction6,63378,659−23.4%
6Support Services1,25322,167−42.2%
8Administrative Cost1,414111,547−8.6%
10Operations & Maintenance90121,612−44.1%
13Extracurricular Activities41104−96.2%
16Median Teacher Salary52,8971361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Elsinboro Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Elsinboro Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 119 students and 15.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1. [1]

Elsinboro was one of two districts added to the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program in October 2011, opening up 100 student seats that are available to students from outside the district, who were eligible to apply to attend starting in the 2012-13 school year. [5] As part of the program, non-resident students who are accapted attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. [6] Available slots are announced annually by grade. [7]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Salem High School in Salem City, together with students from Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Salem City School District. [8] [9] [10] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 420 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. [11]

History

In the 2016–17 school year, Elsinboro was tied as the 18th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 129 students. [12]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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. [13]

School

The Elsinboro Township School had an enrollment of 117 students in grades K-8 in the 2022–23 school year. [14]

Administration

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

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of seven 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 either two or 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] [21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Elsinboro Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Elsinboro Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Elsinboro Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Christie Administration expands educational choice by offering 3,126 interdistrict choice seats in 71 school districts Deadline for parents to submit a letter of intent to apply for 2012-13 school year is November 1", New Jersey Department of Education, October 24, 2011. Accessed October 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Elsinboro Township Elementary School Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Our Sending Districts, Salem City School District (New Jersey). Accessed January 24, 2017. "Salem High School welcomes students from: Elsinboro Township School; Lower Alloways Creek School; Mannington Township School; Quinton Township School"
  9. ↑ Shott, Meghan. "Salem High School", SouthJersey.com. Accessed January 24, 2017. "Students from Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship, according to the school’s 2010 Report Card from the NJ Department of Education."
  10. ↑ Bumpus, Robert L. Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Salem County, New Jersey Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. "In this area of Salem County four P-8 districts, Lower Alloway Creek, Quinton, Elsinboro, and Mannington Townships have a send/receive agreement with neighboring Salem City to send their students to Salem High School."
  11. ↑ School data for Salem High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 18. Elsinboro Township (tie) - Enrollment: 129; Grades: K-8; County: Salem"
  13. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ School Data for the Elsinboro Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. February February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ Staff, Elsinboro Township School District. Accessed February 21, 2025.
  17. ↑ Business Office, Alloway Township School District. Accessed February 21, 2025. "In addition, the district has also contracted to provide the same business services to a local school district. Currently, the Alloway Twp. School District is entered into a shared service agreement with Stow Creek School District. Our school district Business Administrator is Kimberly Fleetwood."
  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 Elsinboro Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed February 21, 2025. "The Elsinboro 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 seven members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that two or three members' terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8.... Business Administrator/Board Secretary services are contracted with Alloway Shared Services including responsibility for the administrative control of the district." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  20. ↑ Elsinboro Township Board of Education District Policy 9110 - Membership and Terms of Office, Elsinboro Township Public Schools. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of seven (7) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of the district, at the annual School Board election."
  21. ↑ Board of Education Contact Information, Elsinboro Township School District. Accessed February 21, 2025.
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