Shamong Township School District

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Shamong Township School District
Address
295 Indian Mills Road
Shamong Township
, Burlington County , New Jersey , 08088
United States
Coordinates 39°49′05″N74°45′46″W / 39.817965°N 74.762777°W / 39.817965; -74.762777
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentMayreni Fermin-Cannon
Business administratorLaura Archer
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment669 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty63.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website www.ims.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,58331$18,891−12.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,4253514,159−5.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,325348,659−3.9%
6Support Services1,913302,167−11.7%
8Administrative Cost1,580461,5472.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,470381,612−8.8%
13Extracurricular Activities1377310431.7%
16Median Teacher Salary59,5622861,136
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 Shamong Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Shamong Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 669 students and 63.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. [1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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 Shamong Township in ninth through twelfth grades attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which also serves students from Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township. [5] The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford and Mount Laurel. [6] [7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,037 students and 101.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. [8]

Schools

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

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [10] [16]

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed of five 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 either one or two 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. [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Shamong 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. ↑ Shamong Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Shamong Township School District, adopted December 21, 2021. Accessed March 21, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Shamong Township School District. Composition: The Shamong Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Shamong."
  4. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ Home Page, Seneca High School. Accessed March 21, 2025. "Seneca High School is part of the Lenape Regional High School District and serves the Pinelands communities of Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland."
  6. ↑ Profile and History, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed March 21, 2025. "The Lenape Regional High School District serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mt. Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland townships and Medford Lakes borough. The eight municipalities comprise an area of 158,749 acres which represents roughly one-third of the entire area of Burlington County, the largest county in New Jersey.... The Lenape District’s four high schools are: Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee and Seneca. Students from Mount Laurel attend Lenape; students from Medford, Medford Lakes attend Shawnee; students from Evesham (Marlton) attend Cherokee and students from Tabernacle, Shamong, Southampton and Woodland attend Seneca."
  7. ↑ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times , April 26, 2015. Accessed March 21, 2025. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  8. ↑ School data for Seneca High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Shamong Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Contact Us, Shamong Township Schools. Accessed March 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Indian Mills Elementary School, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ Indian Mills Memorial Middle School, Shamong Township School District. Accessed May 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Superintendent's Office, Shamong Township School District. Accessed March 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ Business Office, Shamong Township School District. Accessed March 21, 2025.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Shamong Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed March 21, 2025. "The Shamong Township School 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 School District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth at its two schools." See "Roster of Officials" on page 19.
  21. ↑ Shamong Board of Education District Policy 0141 - Board Member Number and Term, Shamong Township School District, adopted December 21, 2021. Accessed March 21, 2025. "The Board of Education shall consist of five members. The term of a Board member shall be three years."
  22. ↑ Board of Education, Shamong Township School District. Accessed March 21, 2025.
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