Westville School District

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Westville School District
Address
101 Birch Street
Westville
, Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08093
United States
Coordinates 39°51′59″N75°07′40″W / 39.866482°N 75.127785°W / 39.866482; -75.127785
District information
Grades PreK to 6
SuperintendentShannon Whalen
Business administratorChristopher Rodia
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment361 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty31.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.westvillesd.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,21316$18,891−14.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,9752513,6492.4%
2Classroom Instruction9,318338,36611.4%
6Support Services1,987212,161−8.1%
8Administrative Cost1,355191,467−7.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,23691,552−20.4%
13Extracurricular Activities793339102.6%
16Median Teacher Salary65,9155357,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The Westville School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Westville, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3]

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As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 361 students and 31.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. [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]

For seventh through twelfth grade, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school that also serves students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District. [5] [6] As of the 2019–20 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 900 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. [7]

School

The district serves students in grades PreK-6 at Parkview Elementary School. [8] The school served 359 students as of the 2019–20 school year. [9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [10] [11]

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. [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Westville Boro Public 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. ↑ 2023-2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gateway Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Gateway Regional High School is a one school district located in Woodbury Heights, NJ. It serves students in grades 7-12 from the municipalities of National Park, Wenonah, Westville, and Woodbury Heights."
  6. ↑ Shryock, Bob. "Plans are in the works for Gateway's 50th anniversary", Gloucester County Times , March 22, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2016. "The 50-year milestone is based on Gateway opening in the fall of 2014 when four sending districts (Woodbury Heights, Westville, National Park and Wenonah) split from Woodbury and sent seventh, eighth and ninth graders to the new school on Egg Harbor Road in Woodbury Heights."
  7. ↑ School data for Gateway Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Jersey School Directory for the Westville Boro Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Parkview Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Teachers and Staff, Westville School District. Accessed August 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Westville School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed October 28, 2021. "The Westville School District is a Type II District located in the County of Gloucester, 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."
  14. ↑ Board of Education, Westville School District. Accessed October 28, 2021.
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