Lumberton Township School District

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Lumberton Township School District
Address
33 Municipal Drive
Lumberton
, Burlington County , New Jersey , 08048
Coordinates 39°58′08″N74°47′50″W / 39.968979°N 74.79713°W / 39.968979; -74.79713
District information
Grades PreK to 8
SuperintendentColleen Murray
Business administratorRobert Kraft
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,141 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Faculty96.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.lumberton.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,30381$18,89112.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,3043114,159−6.0%
2Classroom Instruction7,865268,659−9.2%
6Support Services1,964342,167−9.4%
8Administrative Cost1,743651,54712.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,624521,6120.7%
13Extracurricular Activities107531042.9%
16Median Teacher Salary65,4506861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Lumberton Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Lumberton, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,141 students and 96.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. [1]

The 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. [4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) comprising the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township. [5] [6] [7] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. [8] The school is located in Mount Holly Township.

History

The first public school in Lumberton was established in 1918 with four classrooms. [9]

With an average addition of 80-100 students per year in the late 1990s and a total enrollment of 1,270 students in the 1997-98 school year, Lumberton was one of the most rapidly growing school districts in South Jersey, leading to consideration of options to construct a high school for the district and withdraw from Rancocas Valley Regional. [10]

In 2018, with district enrollment declining by more than 30% since 2002-03, the district decided to close the Florence L. Walther School, which had served students in Kindergarten and first grade, at the end of the 2019-20 school year and reconfigure the grades assigned to the three remaining facilities. [11] As part of the district's reconfiguration plans, Ashbrook Elementary School was closed for renovations in 2019-20 school year. [12] In 2021, the former Florence L. Walther School was leased to Hampton Academy. [13]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the Lumberton Township School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Payday" Consumer, Family, and Life Skills program at Lumberton Middle School. [14]

Lumberton Middle School was recognized as a New Jersey Star School.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [15] ) are: [16] [17] [18] [19]

Elementary schools
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [21] [24] [25]

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. [26] [27] [28]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Lumberton Township Board Of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lumberton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 8 in the Lumberton Township School District. Composition: The Lumberton Township School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of Lumberton Township."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
  6. ↑ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times , April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
  7. ↑ History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
  8. ↑ School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ History, Lumberton Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ Harbach, Louise. "Fast-growing Lumberton District Looks At High-school Alternatives; It Could Withdraw From The Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.", Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , The Philadelphia Inquirer , February 19, 1998. Accessed February 28, 2023. "This year, there are about 1,270 students in Lumberton's district, up by 388 from the 1994-95 school year. With an average addition of 90 to 130 students per year, Lumberton has one of the most rapidly growing districts in South Jersey."
  11. ↑ Ryan, Lisa. "Lumberton district closing Florence L. Walther School", Burlington County Times , November 15, 2018. Accessed February 28, 2023. "The township school district will close the Florence L. Walther School on July 1, 2020 due to declining state aid and enrollment. The district Board of Education voted to close the kindergarten-to-first-grade school at the close of the 2019-20 school year and reorganize the district, Superintendent Joseph Langowski said.... In addition, district-wide enrollment fell from 1,776 in the 2002-2003 school year to 1,223 students in 2017-2018, according to district officials."
  12. ↑ Walsh, Jim. "Lumberton residents to vote Tuesday on $4.9M school improvement plan", Courier-Post , March 11, 2019. Accessed October 27, 2020. "If the 10-year bond is approved, Ashbrook would close for renovations during the 2019-20 school year. It would reopen one year later for students in grades pre-K to second, Florence L. Walther School, which is to receive roof repairs, would close in the 2020-21 school year under the district's plan, said Mark Ritter, business administrator."
  13. ↑ "Learning center leases former school in Lumberton, WCRE says", ROI-NJ.com, March 30, 2021. Accessed February 28, 2023. "The Marlton-based firm said in a news release that UHS of Hampton Learning Center leased 56 Chestnut St., a 53,406-square-foot property, from the Lumberton Township Board of Education. WCRE, which represented the board of ed on the deal, said the property was formerly Florence L. Walter Elementary School."
  14. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
  15. ↑ School Data for the Lumberton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ About The District, Lumberton Township School District. "The district is educating approximately 1,100 students during the 2022-2023 school year. The district’s youngest students — from preschool to first grade — learn in Ashbrook Elementary School. Students in grades 2-5 are educated at Bobby’s Run School. Students in grades 6-8 receive instruction at Lumberton Middle School."
  17. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Lumberton Township Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Lumberton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ Ashbrook Elementary School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Staff Directory, Lumberton Township Schools. Accessed August 5, 2023.
  22. ↑ Bobby's Run School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.
  23. ↑ Lumberton Middle School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.
  24. ↑ Administration, Lumberton Township Schools. Accessed February 28, 2023.
  25. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lumberton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed October 27, 2020. "The Lumberton Township School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, 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. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth at its three schools."
  28. ↑ Board of Education Members, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.
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