Kingsway Regional School District

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Kingsway Regional School District
Address
213 Kings Highway
Woolwich Township
, Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08085
Coordinates 39°44′55″N75°19′58″W / 39.748539°N 75.332887°W / 39.748539; -75.332887
District information
Grades 7-12
Established1963
SuperintendentJames J. Lavender
Business administratorJason Schimpf
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment2,962 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty208.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.2:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.krsd.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		7-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,2251$18,891−19.4%
1Budgetary Cost10,737114,586−26.4%
2Classroom Instruction6,09418,339−26.9%
6Support Services1,41722,114−33.0%
8Administrative Cost1,32431,561−15.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,51161,798−16.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3901673−42.1%
16Median Teacher Salary50,938165,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township. [3] Students in ninth through twelfth grades from Logan Township who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,962 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1. [1]

The Kingsway Regional School District is 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. [7]

History

Designed with 40 classrooms built to accommodate an enrollment of 1,100 and constructed at a cost of $1.75 million on a site covering 65 acres (26 ha), the school opened in September 1963 for an initial enrollment of 675 students in grades 7-12, including students in grades 9-12 who had previously attended Swedesboro High School, which ended operations after 40 years. [8] [9] Prior to the school's opening, students had attended either Sweedesboro High School or Woodstown High School. [10]

Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would have merged with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district. [11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [12] ) are: [13] [14] [15] [16]

The two schools adjoin each other in Woolwich Township.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [21]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine elected 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. [24] [25] Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with four seats assigned to Woolwich Township, three to East Greenwich Township and one each to South Harrison Township and Swedesboro. The Logan Township district appoints a member to serve on the Kingsway board. [26]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Kingsway Regional 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. ↑ Kingsway Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the Kingsway Regional School District. Composition: The Kingsway Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, and Woolwich Township in the County of Gloucester."
  4. ↑ Kingsway Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 6, 2017. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 30,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students. "
  5. ↑ About Kingsway, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed September 16, 2017. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  6. ↑ Student Enrollment, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024. "Kingsway Regional is comprised of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  7. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kingsway School Will Open Sept. 5", Courier-Post , August 20, 1963. Accessed January 29, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The $1,750,000 Kingsway Regional Junior-Senior High School will open Sept. 5 with an expected enrollment of 670 pupils, Robert S. Costill, superintendent, said. With a tradition and history passed on from the 40-year-old Swedesboro High School, which it replaces, Kingsway will start operations with sophomore, junior and senior classes inherited from Swedesboro High School. Children from Swedesboro, Woolwich, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Logan Townships will attend the new facility during the 1963-64 term, Costill said."
  9. ↑ "Burlington-Gloucester News", Courier-Post , June 4, 1963. Accessed January 29, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Progressing on schedule, this is the construction appearance of the new Kingsway Regional Junior-Senior High School on Rt. 322 at Salem pk. The $1,750,000 building on a 65-acre tract will open for the first pupils Sept. 5. Its initial enrollment is expected to be 650. Children from Swedesboro, Woolwich, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Logan Townships will attend the new facility during the 1963-64 term.... The building will have a capacity of 1,100 pupils grades seven through 12; 40 classrooms, an 800-seat auditorium, 400-seat cafeteria and a 75-seat library."
  10. ↑ History, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed January 29, 2022. "Kingsway opened its doors for the first time on September 5, 1963… When our first Superintendent – Bob Costill – welcomed 675 7th – 12th grade students and 34 teachers to the new Kingsway.... Over the course of the 1963-64 school year members of the senior body, initially angry to have been pulled away from their beloved Swedesboro and Woodstown High Schools, began to embrace the new Kingsway and would become the first 89 seniors to walk across this auditorium stage (what is now Eitel Theater) to receive their high school diploma that following June."
  11. ↑ Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times , April 7, 2011. Accessed December 29, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
  12. ↑ School Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Our District, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024. "Kingsway is a limited purpose regional school district that offers its students a rigorous academic program and a myriad of enrichment programs and services for students in grades 7 to 12. Kingsway Regional Middle School (Grades 7 to 8) and Kingsway Regional High School (Grades 9 to 12) cater to the individual needs of our students and promote opportunities for students to pursue their own areas of interest."
  14. ↑ 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  18. ↑ Meet the MS Principal, Kingsway Regional Middle School. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ Kingsway Regional Middle School , Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  20. ↑ Meet the High School Principal, Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  21. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ↑ Meet the Superintendent, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 13, 2023.
  23. ↑ Meet the School Business Administrator, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 13, 2023.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 14, 2024. "The Kingsway Regional School District is a Type II School District located in the County of Gloucester, 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 twelfth at its five schools." See "Roster of Officials" on page 19.
  26. ↑ Board of Education, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 30, 2024. "The Kingsway Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected by the citizens of the Townships of East Greenwich, Woolwich, South Harrison and the Borough of Swedesboro. The Logan Township Board of Education appoints Kingsway’s tenth member annually."
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