Estell Manor School District

Estell Manor School District
Address
128 Cape May Avenue Estell Manor , Atlantic County , New Jersey , 08319 United States
Coordinates	39°22′45″N74°49′31″W / 39.379093°N 74.825387°W / 39.379093; -74.825387
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Michelle Cappelluti (interim)
Business administrator	Rose Millar
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	180 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	15.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.estellmanorschool.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,741 29 $18,891 −6.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,452 27 14,159 2.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,658 13 8,659 −11.6% 6 Support Services 2,696 47 2,167 24.4% 8 Administrative Cost 1,732 43 1,547 12.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,198 51 1,612 36.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 100 24 104 −3.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 57,697 35 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

Estell Manor School District is a community public school district in Estell Manor, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 180 students and 15.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. ^[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Estell Manor was the 36th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 172 students. ^[6]

The district is 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. ^[7]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Buena Regional High School, which serves students from Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township, together with students from Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Buena Regional School District. ^{[8] [9]} As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 498 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. ^[10]

City public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township ^[11] or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point. ^[12]

In 2013–2016, under Superintendent Noëlle Jacquelin, the district had no tax increase for three consecutive years. ^[13] Voters passed a multimillion-dollar building project referendum, and the district was awarded an $800,000 grant from the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to cover project costs. ^[14]

Awards and recognition

Estell Manor School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994–95 school year ^[15]

The district received "High Achieving" district status during the New Jersey Department of Education's QSAC evaluation.^{[ citation needed ]}

School

• Estell Manor Elementary School had an enrollment of 180 students as of the 2021–22 school year. ^[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[17] [18]}

• Michelle Cappelluti, interim superintendent
• Rose Millar, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of five members, sets policy and oversees 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 one or two 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]}

References

1. District information for Estell Manor 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. Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
4. School Performance Reports for the Estell Manor School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
5. New Jersey School Directory for the Estell Manor School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
6. 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.... 36. Estell Manor City; Enrollment: 172; Grades: K-8; County: Atlantic; Town population: 1,735"
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
8. Buena Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived August 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 18, 2017. "Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive, regional public school district. The District's three elementary and middle school serve students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. The District's high school serves students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough, along with students from the neighboring municipalities of Estell Manor and Weymouth Township through a sending/receiving relationship."
9. About BRSD, Buena Regional School District. Accessed May 7, 2020. "The Buena Regional School District is proud to provide educational and supportive services to students from preschool through grades twelve. The district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Students from Weymouth and Estell Manor join students from Buena Vista Township, Buena Borough."
10. School data for Buena Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
11. Frequently Asked Questions, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed March 16, 2024. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education."
12. Profile, Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed May 18, 2017.
13. 2016-2017 Public Budget Hearing Presentation ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Estell Manor School District. Accessed October 23, 2016.
14. "Fiocchi Announces State Grant to Estell Manor School District for Construction Projects", Sam Fiocchi press release, July 29, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2016. "Assembly Republican Sam Fiocchi announced that almost $800,000 has been awarded by the School Development Authority (SDA) to the Estell Manor School District for major construction projects."
15. Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived June 19, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
16. School Data for the Estell Manor School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
17. Staff, Estell Manor School District. Accessed May 7, 2020.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 20, 2014.
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. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Estell Manor City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The City of Estell Manor School District is a Type II district located in the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. A Superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
21. Board of Education, Accessed January 2, 2023.

External links

• Estell Manor School District Website
• School Performance Report for Estell Manor School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Estell Manor School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Buena Regional High School