Upper Township School District

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Upper Township School District
Address
525 Perry Road
Petersburg
, Cape May County , New Jersey , 08270
United States
Coordinates 39°15′33″N74°44′00″W / 39.259286°N 74.733393°W / 39.259286; -74.733393
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentAllison J. Pessolano
Business administratorLaurie Ryan
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,378 (as of 2023–24) [1]
Faculty117.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.7:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.upperschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,11540$18,891−9.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,7485414,1594.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,847538,6592.2%
6Support Services2,138482,167−1.3%
8Administrative Cost1,717621,54711.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,947731,61220.8%
13Extracurricular Activities6519104−37.5%
16Median Teacher Salary61,0694361,136
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 Upper Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] Students from Corbin City, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [4] [5]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,378 students and 117.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. [1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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. [6]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades from Upper Township attend Ocean City High School in Ocean City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District, along with students from Corbin City, Longport and Sea Isle City. [7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,190 students and 126.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1. [8] In 2023, more than half of students in Ocean City High School were from Upper Township. [9]

Schools

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

Elementary schools
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18] [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. [21] [22] [23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Upper 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. ↑ Upper Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Upper Township School District, adopted March 21, 2011. Accessed July 29, 2025. "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 Upper Township School District. Composition: The Upper Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Upper Township."
  4. ↑ "13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated", New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Corbin City School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed July 30, 2025. "The Corbin City School District will continue to strive for a quality education for the district’s students via the sending/receiving relationships with the Upper Township Board of Education for grades pre-K through 8 students and the Ocean City Board of Education for grades 9 through 12 students."
  6. ↑ District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ocean City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived August 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 6, 2017. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, Corbin City and Longport, with an enrollment of over 1,250 students."
  8. ↑ School data for Ocean City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Barlow, Bill. "Conflict prevents Upper Township representative from joining Ocean City board", The Press of Atlantic City , January 16, 2023. Accessed July 30, 2025. "Upper Township is represented on the Ocean City school board because it is a sending district, with Upper students attending Ocean City High School. More than half of Ocean City High School are from Upper Township."
  10. ↑ School Data for the Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ School Information, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Upper Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Upper Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Upper Township Primary School, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 Administration: Principals, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ Upper Township Elementary School, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ Upper Township Middle School, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 30, 2025.
  18. ↑ Central Office: Central Administration, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2025.
  19. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ↑ Superintendent, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2025.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Upper Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed July 30, 2025. "The Upper Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, 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. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. Students in grades 9-12 attend Ocean City High School on a tuition basis." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  23. ↑ Board of Education Members, Upper Township School District. Accessed July 29, 2025.
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