Pittsgrove Township School District

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Pittsgrove Township School District
Address
1076 Almond Road
Pittsgrove Township
, Salem County , New Jersey , 08318
United States
Coordinates 39°33′23″N75°09′07″W / 39.556451°N 75.151895°W / 39.556451; -75.151895
District information
Grades PreK-12
SuperintendentJoseph Bollendorf (interim)
Business administratorDarren Harris
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment1,680 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty142.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.8:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group CD
Website www.pittsgrove.net
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,35119$18,891−8.2%
1Budgetary Cost12,6981114,783−14.1%
2Classroom Instruction6,81868,763−22.2%
6Support Services2,085292,392−12.8%
8Administrative Cost1,700281,48514.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,641311,783−8.0%
13Extracurricular Activities28242685.2%
16Median Teacher Salary61,5502764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Pittsgrove Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township and Elmer borough, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,680 students and 142.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. [1]

Elmer and Pittsgrove Township students attend school together throughout their education. [3] [4] [5] Initially this was done as part of a full sending/receiving relationship from Elmer to Pittsgrove Township. [3] The Elmer School District fully dissolved after the 2016–17 school year [6] and was absorbed by the Pittsgrove Township district, which paid $620,000 to acquire the Elmer School facility. [7]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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. [8]

Schools

Elmer Elementary School in Elmer Elmer School.jpg
Elmer Elementary School in Elmer

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11] [12] [13]

Elementary schools
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [19]

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] One additional member is appointed to represent the Elmer sending district. [23] [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Pittsgrove Township 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. 1 2 Dailey, Jennifer. "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement", Today's Sunbeam , June 17, 2009. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."
  4. ↑ Dunn, Phil. "Pittsgrove Township Board of Education weighing how many choice students it will accept into district", Today's Sunbeam , December 19, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Brodzik said the 2011 number includes the influx of students they gained from Elmer since the school became part of the Pittsgrove district."
  5. ↑ Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 8, 2015. "The Elmer School has been part of the Pittsgrove Township School District for 4 years. Previously the Borough of Elmer's Kindergarten through fourth grade children attended school at the Elmer School while the rest of their students participated in a send/receive agreement with Pittsgrove Township Schools for grades five through twelve. A full send/receive agreement with the Elmer Borough Board of Education was reached for the 2010-2011 school year. All students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer attend school together from preschool through twelfth grade. Elmer Elementary School now houses 200 Pittsgrove and Elmer students in grades one and two."
  6. ↑ Education, Elmer Borough. Accessed February 18, 2025. "As of July 31, 2017, there is no longer an Elmer Board of Education."
  7. ↑ Gallo, Bill Jr. "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 3, 2017. Accessed February 18, 2025. "As part of the consolidation, Pittsgrove purchased the Elmer School building for $620,000, officials said.... As part of the consolidation approval, it was agreed that the $2.8 million that Elmer schools owed to the state would be forgiven."
  8. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ Schools, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Pittsgrove Township School District is comprised of five schools and is located in Salem County in Southern New Jersey. Our student body consists of approximately 2000 students in grades Pre-K through 12."
  11. ↑ Pittsgrove Township School District 2021-22 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Pittsgrove Township educational community is comprised of five schools: Norma Elementary School, Elmer Elementary School, Olivet Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township Middle School, and A.P. Schalick High School."
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Norma Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ Elmer Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ Olivet Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ Pittsgrove Township Middle School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  18. ↑ A.P. Schalick High School, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ Superintendent, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  21. ↑ Business Office, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  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. ↑ Board of Education Members, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.
  24. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the School District of Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ended June 30, 2024. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Pittsgrove Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Salem, 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 and one sending district member appointed annually. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
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