Gibbsboro School District

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Gibbsboro School District
Address
37 Kirkwood Road
, Camden County , New Jersey , 08026
United States
Coordinates 39°50′15″N74°58′05″W / 39.837517°N 74.968054°W / 39.837517; -74.968054
District information
Grades PreK - 8
SuperintendentJack Marcellus
Business administratorJim Cordery
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment280 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty34.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio8.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.gibbsboroschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$24,34163$18,89128.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,6483014,1593.5%
2Classroom Instruction9,295378,6597.3%
6Support Services2,289302,1675.6%
8Administrative Cost1,33571,547−13.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,345141,612−16.6%
13Extracurricular Activities38462104269.2%
16Median Teacher Salary55,8252261,136
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 Gibbsboro School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Gibbsboro, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 280 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1. [1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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. [6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Eastern Regional High School, part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district that also serves students from the constituent communities of Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township. [7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,898 students and 144.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. [8]

Awards and recognition

The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development recognized the Gibbsboro School as 2013 New Jersey School of Character, one of 11 schools in the state to earn the honor. [9] The school was recognized as a National School of Character Finalist in March 2014.

School

The Gibbsboro Public School served a total of 280 students in the 2023–24 school year. [10]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [11] [12]

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. [14] [15] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Gibbsboro Elementary School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Gibbsboro Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Gibbsboro School District, adopted January 8, 2008. Accessed March 20, 2025. "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 eight in the Gibbsboro School District. Composition: The Gibbsboro School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Gibbsboro."
  4. New Jersey School Directory for the Gibbsboro School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. School Performance Reports for the Gibbsboro Elementary School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  7. Shott, Meghan. "Eastern Regional High School", SouthJersey.com, February 20, 2017. Accessed March 20, 2025. "The student population of approximately 2100 is multi-cultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
  8. School data for Eastern Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  9. Linehan, Robert. "Gibbsboro school named a State School of Character.", TheNJWire.com, September 16, 2013. Accessed December 7, 2014. "The students and parents of the Gibbsboro Elementary School had a special visitor on the first day of school last week, as Senator Jim Beach bestowed a resolution to principal Brett Thorp recognizing the Gibbsboro School as State School of Character.... Gibbsboro School is just one of 11 state schools of character in New Jersey."
  10. School Data for the Gibbsboro Public School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Staff Directory, Gibbsboro School District. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  12. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. Administration, Gibbsboro School District. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  14. 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.
  15. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Gibbsboro School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 20, 2025. "The Gibbsboro School District (hereafter referred to as the 'School District') is a Type II School District located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth." See "Roster of Officials" on page 17.
  16. Board Members, Gibbsboro School District. Accessed March 20, 2025.