Hammonton Public Schools

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Hammonton Public Schools
Address
566 Old Forks Road
Hammonton
, Atlantic County , New Jersey , 08037
United States
Coordinates 39°39′25″N74°48′36″W / 39.657°N 74.810°W / 39.657; -74.810
District information
Grades K-12
SuperintendentThomas Ramsay
Business administratorBarbara S. Prettyman
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment3,326 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty255.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.hammontonschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$13,8361$18,891−26.8%
1Budgetary Cost11,195214,783−24.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,86638,763−21.6%
6Support Services1,697152,392−29.1%
8Administrative Cost1,186121,485−20.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,14261,783−36.0%
13Extracurricular Activities20836268−22.4%
16Median Teacher Salary58,3001864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Hammonton Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 3,326 students and 255.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. [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. [4] Available slots are announced annually by grade. [5]

Students from Folsom Borough (grades 9–12) and Waterford Township in Camden County (7–12) attend the Hammonton schools as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Folsom Borough School District and the Waterford Township School District. [6] [7] [8]

History

In November 1999, residents of Hammonton approved a referendum on construction of new schools. In 2001, the construction of the Early Childhood Education Center was completed. The new 192,500-square-foot (17,880 m2) Hammonton High School building on Old Forks Road welcomed its first classes when it was opened in September 2002, having been constructed at a cost of $28.7 million of which 40% was funded by the state. The old high school building was converted to a middle school, allowing the district to accommodate the 700 students from Waterford Township who comprised a majority of the enrollment at the high school. [9] The former high school was on Liberty Street, now home to Hammonton Middle school. Before the move, Hammonton Middle School had been located on Vine Street, at a building that is now St. Joseph High School.

In the wake of the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District, the Hammonton board of education voted in 1999 to begin accepting an estimated 800 students from Waterford Township for grades 7-12 starting as of 2002, with the tuition paid by students from Waterford helping to lower overall costs to Hammonton taxpayers. [10]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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. [11]

In 2020, the district acquired the former St. Joseph High School building, which it leased to the independent St. Joseph Academy. [12]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [13] ) are: [14] [15] [16]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [25]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of nine 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 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. Representatives are appointed to represent Folsom and Waterford Township on the Hammonton board of education. [28] [29] [30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Hammonton 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. ↑ Hammonton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hammonton Public Schools, adopted April 7, 2022. 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 twelve in the Hammonton School District. Composition: The Hammonton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hammonton."
  4. ↑ List of Choice Districts: Choice Program Profiles for 2025-2026 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hammonton Public Schools Choice Profile for 2025-26 School Year, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hammonton Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Hammonton Public School System serves children from Hammonton, Waterford, and Folsom – as well as over 140 NJ Department of Education Choice students."
  7. ↑ Hammonton School District, Towns of Hammonton. Accessed March 20, 2025. "Residents from Waterford attend grades 7 through 12. Residents of Folsom and Collings Lakes attend the Hammonton High School in grades 9 through 12 at a brand-new high school on a 118-acre campus."
  8. ↑ Puko, Timothy. "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City , March 13, 2007. Accessed March 20, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."
  9. ↑ "Hammonton School District hosts grand opening for new high school; Received $10.3 million under Facilities Act", New Jersey Department of Education, press release dated October 7, 2002. Accessed March 20, 2025. "Here is the brand-new Hammonton High School in Atlantic County, which officially opened at Sept. 4. The $28.7 million project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule in mid-August. Approved by voters in the form of a bond referendum, eligible costs came to $25.8 million. The state helped make plans into reality by covering 40 percent of that figure, $10.3 million, through the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. The new 192,500 square-foot high school includes a host of other new facilities on site, such as a brand new stadium and all-weather track, two baseball fields, three softball fields and eight soccer/ all-purpose fields."
  10. ↑ Arnold, Stephanie L. "Hammonton Board Decides To Accept Waterford Students More Money For An Improved Curriculum Is Expected Once The 800 Junior And Senior High Pupils Arrive.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , March 25, 1999. Accessed March 20, 2025. "The school board has been mulling the issue since the Waterford Board of Education, in Camden County, decided in September that it wanted to send its 800 junior high and high school students to the Atlantic County school district. Last year, five of seven towns that make up the Lower Camden County Regional School District voted to dissolve it within three years, leaving each town responsible for educating its students."
  11. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ McGarry, Mike. "St. Joseph Academy returns to Vine Street in Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City , August 27, 2020. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ School Data for the Hammonton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ Public School Directory 2024-2025, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Hammonton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Hammonton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Early Childhood Education Center, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ Administration, Early Childhood Education Center. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ Warren E. Sooy Elementary School, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ Principal's Message, Warren E. Sooy Elementary School. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  21. ↑ Hammonton Middle School, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  22. ↑ Administration, Hammonton Middle School. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ Hammonton High School, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ Administration, Hammonton High School. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  25. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  26. ↑ Superintendent's Office, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  27. ↑ Business Office, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Hammonton School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 20, 2025. "The Town of Hammonton 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. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. In addition, one member is appointed from the Folsom School District and the Waterford School District under a sending/receiving relationship, as required by the statutes. Effective with the 2013 fiscal year, the election of Board Members was moved to the general election in November. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12 as well as providing educational services for the Borough of Folsom students in grades 9-12 and the Township of Waterford students in grades 7- 12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 18.
  30. ↑ Board of Education, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed March 20, 2025.
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