Woodbury Heights School District

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Woodbury Heights School District
Address
100 Academy Avenue
Woodbury Heights
, Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08097
Coordinates 39°48′59″N75°09′00″W / 39.816449°N 75.150112°W / 39.816449; -75.150112
District information
Grades PreK-6
SuperintendentJanis Gansert
Business administratorChris Rodia
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment253 (as of 2019–20) [1]
Faculty23.9 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group FG
Website www.woodburyhtselem.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,08715$18,891−14.8%
1Budgetary Cost14,3333213,6495.0%
2Classroom Instruction9,350348,36611.8%
6Support Services2,073252,161−4.1%
8Administrative Cost1,677351,46714.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,18271,552−23.8%
13Extracurricular Activities53273935.9%
16Median Teacher Salary55,2242157,437
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 Woodbury Heights School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Woodbury Heights, 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 253 students and 23.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. [1]

The district is 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 the lowest socioeconomic status to the 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 established in 1964 that serves students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville 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

Woodbury Heights Elementary School serves students in grades PreK-6. [8] The school served 248 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 seven 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 two or 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. [10] [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Woodbury Heights 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 November 5, 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[ sic ] 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. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbury Heights School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Woodbury Heights Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Board of Education, Woodbury Heights Elementary School. Accessed September 6, 2021.
  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 Woodbury Heights School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed September 6, 2021. "The Woodbury Heights 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. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades PreK-6."
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