Somerdale School District

Somerdale School District
Address
301 Grace Street Somerdale , Camden County , New Jersey , 08083 United States
Coordinates	39°50′31″N75°01′36″W / 39.841835°N 75.026768°W / 39.841835; -75.026768
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Mark Pease
Business administrator	William Thompson
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	461 (as of 2020–21) [1]
Faculty	44.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.5:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	www.somerdale-park.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,472 6 $18,891 −18.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,326 13 14,159 −12.9% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,229 25 8,659 −5.0% 6 Support Services 1,532 11 2,167 −29.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,392 10 1,547 −10.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,100 9 1,612 −31.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 72 17 104 −30.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 53,394 10 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Somerdale School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Somerdale, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^{[3] [4]}

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 461 students and 44.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. ^[1]

The district is 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. ^[5]

For ninth grade through twelfth grade, public school students attend Sterling High School, a regional high school district that also serves students from Magnolia and Stratford, along with the sending districts of Hi-Nella and Laurel Springs, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. ^{[6] [7]} The high school is located in Somerdale. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 912 students and 69.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. ^[8]

School

Somerdale Park School served an enrollment of 459 students (based on 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics). ^{[9] [10]}

• Rob Ford, principal ^[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^{[12] [13]}

• Mark Pease, superintendent ^[14]
• William Thompson, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

References

1. District information for Somerdale 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. Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Somerdale School District. Accessed August 3, 2022. "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 Somerdale School District. Composition: The Somerdale School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Somerdale."
4. Performance Reports for the Somerdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 3, 2022.
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
6. Sterling High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Sterling High School District is a regional district serving Hi Nella, Laurel Springs, Magnolia, Somerdale and Stratford. Sterling is a suburban residential community, approximately 7 miles southeast of Camden, NJ and part of the Philadelphia, PA metropolitan area."
7. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011, Sterling High School District. Accessed December 8, 2014. "The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for resident students in grades 9 through 12 that reside in the Borough's of Magnolia, Somerdale and Stratford. In addition, the School District provides educational services for students in grades 9 through 12 received, on a tuition basis, from the Laurel Springs School District and the Hi-Nella School District."
8. School data for Sterling High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
9. School Data for the Somerdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Somerdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Principal's Corner, Somerdale School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.
12. Administration / Supervisors, Somerdale School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Superintendent's Corner, Somerdale School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.
15. 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.
16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Somerdale School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2022. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden. State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades Pre-K through eighth at its school."
17. Board of Education Members, Somerdale School District. Accessed August 3, 2022.

External links

• Somerdale Park School
• School Performance Reports for the Somerdale School District , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Somerdale School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Sterling High School
• School Performance Report for Sterling High School , New Jersey Department of Education