Mantua Township School District

Mantua Township School District
Address
684 Main Street Sewell , Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08080 United States
Coordinates	39°45′44″N75°09′40″W / 39.762206°N 75.160998°W / 39.762206; -75.160998
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Christine R. Trampé
Business administrator	Denise DiGiandomenico (interim business administrator) Michelle Jankauskas (board secretary)
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,256 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	135.5 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.mantuaschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,287 17 $18,891 −13.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,621 20 13,649 −0.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,743 27 8,366 4.5% 6 Support Services 1,925 19 2,161 −10.9% 8 Administrative Cost 1,400 21 1,467 −4.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,514 27 1,552 −2.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 39 22 39 0.0% Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,256 students and 135.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.3:1. ^[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]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Clearview Regional High School District, which serves students from Harrison Township and Mantua Township. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Schools in the high school district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are Clearview Regional Middle School ^[9] with 753 students in grades 7-8 and Clearview Regional High School ^[10] with 1,431 students in grades 9-12. ^{[11] [12]} Seats on the high school district's nine-member board are allocated based on population, with five seats assigned to Mantua Township. ^[13]

History

Students in grades 7-12 from Mantua Township had attended Pitman High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship until Clearview Regional High School opened for the 1960-61 school year. ^[14]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[15] ) are: ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

• Sewell School ^[20] with 290 students in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
  • Katelyn Donocoff, principal
• Centre City School ^[21] with 492 students in grades 1-3
  • Jennifer Cavalieri, principal
• J. Mason Tomlin School ^[22] with 473 students in grades 4-6
  • Christine Connelly, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[23]

• Christine R. Trampé, superintendent ^[24]
• Denise DiGiandomenico, interim business administrator ^[25]
• Michelle Jankauskas, board secretary ^[25]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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. ^{[26] [27] [28]}

References

1. District information for Mantua Township 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. Mantua Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades preschool through grade 6 in the Mantua Township School District. Composition: The Mantua Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mantua Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2014.
5. Clearview Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 6, 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 Clearview Regional High School District. Composition: The Clearview Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Harrison Township and Mantua Township."
6. Clearview Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 25, 2020. "The Clearview Regional High School District serves the townships of Harrison and Mantua. The district is comprised of a Middle School (7-8) and High School (9-12), educating approximately 2,450 students."
7. About Us, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The Clearview Regional High School District serves the townships of Harrison and Mantua. The district is comprised of a Middle School (7-8) and High School (9-12), educating approximately 2,450 students."
8. School Data for the Clearview Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
9. Clearview Regional Middle School, Clearview Regional School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
10. Clearview Regional High School, Clearview Regional School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
11. School Performance Reports for the Clearview Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. New Jersey School Directory for the Clearview Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. Board Members, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
14. "Pitman Board Adds $71,880 In '61 Budget", Courier-Post , December 15, 1960. Accessed April 27, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Additionally, Pitman loses $18,000 in tuition from Mantua Township. At present 165 Mantua pupils bring in $72,000 in tuition to Pitman's coffers, but Mantua will only send 90 pupils to Titman High next year since it is one of the districts in the new Clearview Regional High School."
15. School Data for the Mantua Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
16. District Information, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024. "Students in our township attend one of three schools based on grade. Our Sewell School educates students in grades pre-k and kindergarten, our Centre City School educates students in grades 1 - 3, and our J. Mason Tomlin School educates all of the township's students in grades 4 - 6. As a sending district to the Clearview Regional High School District, all Mantua Township students attend Clearview Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8, and Clearview Regional High School for grades 9 through 12."
17. 2023-2024 Gloucester County Office Of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2024.
18. School Performance Reports for the Mantua Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
19. New Jersey School Directory for the Mantua Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
20. Sewell School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
21. Centre City School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
22. J. Mason Tomlin School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
23. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
24. Superintendent, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.
25. Business Office, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 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 Mantua Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 6, 2024. "The Mantua Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, 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. The members are elected during the general election held in November each year. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades kindergarten through sixth at its three schools."
28. Board Members, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2024.

External links

• Mantua Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Mantua Township School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Mantua Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Clearview Regional High School District