Woodbury Public Schools

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Woodbury Public Schools
Address
25 North Broad Street
Woodbury
, Gloucester County , New Jersey , 08096
United States
Coordinates 39°50′19″N75°09′11″W / 39.83861°N 75.153028°W / 39.83861; -75.153028
District information
Grades Pre-K to 12
SuperintendentAndrew Bell
Business administratorNancy McCabe
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,550 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty129.2 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.woodburysch.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,43833$18,8912.9%
1Budgetary Cost14,3663014,783−2.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,530298,763−2.7%
6Support Services2,437362,3921.9%
8Administrative Cost1,532161,4853.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,399111,783−21.5%
13Extracurricular Activities4292326860.1%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7733064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Woodbury Public Schools (WPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodbury, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,550 students and 129.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. [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. [3]

Awards and recognition

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [9] ) are: [10] [11] [12]

Elementary schools
Middle / high school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [18]

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] [24]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Woodbury City Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ Star Schools award recipient 2001-02, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2006.
  6. ↑ Best Practices award recipient 1998-99, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2006.
  7. ↑ "NASA Selects Woodbury School for 'Weightless Wonder' Flight", NASA, February 13, 2007. Accessed November 18, 2014. "NASA has selected Woodbury Jr/Sr High School to fly their experiment aboard the agency's reduced gravity aircraft, the 'Weightless Wonder,' a modified McDonnell Douglas DC-9."
  8. ↑ Home page, AVID.
  9. ↑ School Data for the Woodbury Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ Our Schools, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ 2023-2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbury City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Evergreen Avenue Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Contact Us, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  15. ↑ Walnut Street Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  16. ↑ West End Memorial Elementary School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  17. ↑ Woodbury Junior/Senior High School, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  18. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  19. ↑ Superintendent, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  20. ↑ Business and Operations, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
  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. ↑ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Woodbury School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The City of Woodbury Public 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 operations of the District include 3 elementary schools and one junior-senior high school, located in Woodbury City. The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  23. ↑ What is a Board Member?, Woodbury City Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The Woodbury City Board of Education is a nine member board comprised of elected residents of the City of Woodbury, New Jersey. Members serve for three years and elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November."
  24. ↑ Board of Education People, Woodbury Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.
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