Mullica Township Schools

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Mullica Township Schools
Address
500 Elwood Road
Elwood
, Atlantic County , New Jersey , 08217
United States
Coordinates 39°34′35″N74°42′57″W / 39.576328°N 74.715942°W / 39.576328; -74.715942
District information
Grades Pre-K to 8
SuperintendentAndrew Weber
Business administratorKaren Gfroehrer
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment652 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty56.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.mullicaschools.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,68917$18,891−11.7%
1Budgetary Cost12,3971414,159−12.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,119238,659−6.2%
6Support Services1,48872,167−31.3%
8Administrative Cost1,417151,547−8.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,319181,612−18.2%
13Extracurricular Activities324104−69.2%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7853861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mullica Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mullica Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

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As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 652 students and 56.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. [1]

The Mullica Township Board of Education voted in November 2009 to close the Hilda E. Frame School, which had served pre-kindergarten students. The reasons cited included declining enrollment which allowed the students which were at Frame to attend the regular elementary school facility. [4]

Starting in the 2007-08 school year, as part of an agreement with the Washington Township School District, Green Bank Elementary School received additional teaching support from the Mullica district and shares its superintendent and business administrator. Starting in the 2010-11 school year, Washington Township students in grades six through eight started attending Mullica Township Middle School. [5] [6] With the start of the 2016-17 school year, the Washington Township School District no longer operates and all students from Washington Township attend the Mullica Township Schools as part of a full sending/receiving relationship. [7]

The district is 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. [8]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cedar Creek High School, which is located in the northern section of Egg Harbor City and opened to students in September 2010. [9] The school is one of three high schools operated as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which is comprised of the constituent municipalities of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township and Hamilton Township, and participates in sending/receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township (Burlington County). [10] Cedar Creek High School is zoned to serve students from Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Port Republic and Washington Township, while students in portions of Galloway and Hamilton townships have the opportunity to attend Cedar Creek through the school of choice program or through attendance in magnet programs offered at Cedar Creek. [11] [12] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 935 students and 74.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. [13]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics. [14] ) are: [15] [16] [17]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [20] [21]

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. [22] [23] [24]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Mullica Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Mullica Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mullica Township Schools. Accessed March 9, 2020. "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 Mullica Township School District. Composition: The Mullica Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mullica Township."
  4. ↑ Mullica Township School Newsletter Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , February 2010. Accessed February 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ Procida, Lee. "Washington Township's Green Bank Elementary School fights to survive funding cut", The Press of Atlantic City , November 20, 2010. Accessed July 10, 2011. Archived September 8, 2012, at archive.today. "Washington Township currently shares its superintendent, Brenda Harring-Marro, as well as several teachers and staff, with Mullica. This year, the 23 students from sixth, seventh and eighth grades started going to Mullica's middle school, six miles south across the Mullica River."
  6. ↑ Shared Services Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Mullica Township School District. Accessed July 10, 2011. "Mullica Township School District has had a Shared Service Agreement with Washington Twp. (Green Bank) School District since the 2007-2008 school year. Currently, the Mullica Township provides Washington Township. with Administrative, Child Study Support, Technology, and Custodial Support Services. This year (2010-2011) we have embarked on a new level of shared services in that the sixth thru eighth (6-8) grade students from Green Bank attend Mullica's middle school."
  7. ↑ Home Page, Washington Township School District (Burlington County, New Jersey). Accessed March 9, 2020. "Effective July 1, 2016, the Washington Township Board of Education has voted to make the school district a send/receive non-operating school district beginning with the 2016/2017 school year. All students will be attending the Mullica School District."
  8. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ Cedar Creek High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014. "Cedar Creek High School opened its doors for the first time September 7, 2010 with only 9th and 10th grade students. For the 2011/2012 school year, we grew to include grades 9 through 11. Serving students from six communities within the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, Cedar Creek graduated its first class at the conclusion of the 2012/2013 school year."
  10. ↑ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2017. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township. The geographic area of the district is the largest in the state, covering 324 square miles. The student body of each of the district's three comprehensive high schools, Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, and Oakcrest High School, reflects the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of this geographic area."
  11. ↑ Student Population, Cedar Creek High School. Accessed November 30, 2014. "We will serve as the high school for the communities of Mullica Township, Egg Harbor City, Port Republic, and the Green Bank area of Washington Township. Students from specific geographic areas of Galloway and Hamilton Townships (School of Choice Program) and the entirety of Galloway and Hamilton Townships through the Magnet Programs (Engineering and Environmental Sciences) will have the option of attending CCHS."
  12. ↑ Greater Egg Harbor Regional Board of Education District Policy 5120 - Assignment of Pupils, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Pupils shall attend the school located in the attendance area of their residence. The attendance areas for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District shall be as follows: 1. Pupils who reside in Egg Harbor City shall attend Cedar Creek High School. 2. Pupils who reside in Galloway Township shall attend Absegami High School. 3. Pupils who reside in Hamilton Township shall attend Oakcrest High School 4. Pupils who reside in Mullica Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School 5. Pupils who reside in Port Republic and Washington Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School."
  13. ↑ School data for Cedar Creek High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ School Data for the Mullica Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Mullica Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Mullica Township Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ Mullica Township Elementary School, Mullica Township Schools. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  19. ↑ Mullica Township Middle School, Mullica Township Schools. Accessed June 18, 2020.
  20. ↑ District Administrators, Mullica Township Schools. Accessed March 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Mullica Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2024. "The Mullica Township 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. A Superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades Pre-K-8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  24. ↑ Board of Education Members, Mullica Township Schools. Accessed March 9, 2020.
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