Riverside School District (New Jersey)

Riverside School District
Address
112 East Washington Street Riverside , Burlington County , New Jersey , 08075 United States
Coordinates	40°02′05″N74°57′20″W / 40.034705°N 74.955641°W / 40.034705; -74.955641
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Michael Adams
Business administrator	Robert O'Brien
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,470 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty	108.4 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	www.riverside.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,772 12 $18,891 −11.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,250 18 14,783 −10.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,935 23 8,763 −9.4% 6 Support Services 1,803 11 2,392 −24.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,493 11 1,485 0.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,518 21 1,783 −14.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 468 31 268 74.6% 16 Median Teacher Salary 63,449 32 64,043 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 Riverside School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Riverside Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,470 students and 108.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. ^[1]

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. ^[4]

Students from Delanco Township attend Riverside High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Delanco Township School District. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are: ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Elementary school

• Riverside Township Elementary School ^[13] with 708 students in grades PreK-5
  • Scott Shumway, principal ^[14]

Middle school

• Riverside Township Middle School ^[15] with 292 students in grades 6-8
  • Elizabeth Follis, principal ^[16]

High school

• Riverside Township High School ^[17] with 423 students in grades 9-12
  • Todd Pae, principal ^[18]

Former schools

• In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had a school for black children. ^[19]

Administration

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

• Michael Adams, superintendent
• Robert O'Brien, business administrator and board secretary

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]} A tenth member is appointed by Delanco Township to represent its interests on the Riverside Township Board of Education. ^[20]

References

1. District information for Riverside Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Riverside Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Riverside School District. Accessed May 14, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Township of Riverside School District and in grades 9 through 12 for the Township of Delanco. Composition: The School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Riverside Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. Riverside Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2017. "The School District educates approximately 1,400 students. The district has a very positive and cooperative send/receive relationship with the Delanco Public Schools. Students from Delanco are educated in their local K-8 District, and then subsequently attend grades 9-12 at Riverside High School."
6. High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2014.
7. Coppock, Kristen. "Delanco schools look to eliminate staff", Burlington County Times , March 24, 2010. Accessed December 11, 2014. "Students in grades nine to 12 attend Riverside High School under a sending agreement."
8. School Data for the Riverside Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
9. Contact School, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
10. Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
11. School Performance Reports for the Riverside Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
12. New Jersey School Directory for the Riverside Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
13. Riverside Township Elementary School, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
14. Riverside Elementary School Administration, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
15. Riverside Township Middle School, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
16. Middle School Office, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
17. Riverside Township High School, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
18. Riverside High School Administration, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
19. Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education . 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR   2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
20. Board of Education, Riverside School District. Accessed January 5, 2022.
21. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington 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 of the Riverside Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 14, 2020. "The Riverside Township Public 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 consists of 10 members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered."

External links

• Riverside School District
• School Performance Reports for the Riverside School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Riverside School District, National Center for Education Statistics