Woodlynne School District

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Woodlynne School District
Address
131 Elm Avenue
, Camden County , New Jersey , 08107
Coordinates 39°55′10″N75°05′39″W / 39.919553°N 75.094059°W / 39.919553; -75.094059
District information
Grades PreK-8
SuperintendentJackie Walters
Business administratorGreg Gontowski
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment388 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty37.8 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.woodlynne.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,8629$18,891−16.0%
1Budgetary Cost10,504214,159−25.8%
2Classroom Instruction6,50738,659−24.9%
6Support Services1,35742,167−37.4%
8Administrative Cost1,652321,5476.8%
10Operations & Maintenance93741,612−41.9%
13Extracurricular Activities5112104−51.0%
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Woodlynne School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodlynne, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5]

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 388 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. [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. [6]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Collingswood High School in neighboring Collingswood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Collingswood Public Schools, together with students from Oaklyn, New Jersey. [7] [8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 809 students and 67.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. [9]

School

Woodlynne Elementary School served 383 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2022–23 school year. The school had an enrollment of 382 students in the 2014–15 school year. [10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [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. [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Woodlynne School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Woodlynne Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Woodlynne School District. Accessed May 3, 2024. "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 Woodlynne School District. Composition: The Woodlynne School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Woodlynne."
  4. School Performance Reports for the Woodlynne School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. New Jersey School Directory for the Woodlynne School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 18, 2014.
  7. Staff. "Collingswood High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed November 18, 2014. "Collingswood High School serves about 850 students in grades nine through twelve from the Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne school districts."
  8. Giordano, Rita. "N.J. puts pressure on schools to share Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne are just three districts being pushed to combine services - or more.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , October 11, 2009. Accessed November 18, 2014. "Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne, she said, are reasonable candidates for administrative sharing. Oaklyn Superintendent Tommy Stringer is due to retire in December, and Woodlynne has an interim superintendent, Walter Rudder. Collingswood Superintendent Scott Oswald is established and well-regarded. Oaklyn and Woodlynne students attend Collingswood High School."
  9. School data for Collingswood High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  10. School Data for the Woodlynne School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  12. Superintendent's / Principal Page, Woodlynne School District. Accessed September 5, 2021.
  13. Business Office, Woodlynne School District. Accessed September 5, 2021.
  14. 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.
  15. Board of Education Members, Woodlynne School District. Accessed May 3, 2024.
  16. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Woodlynne School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 3, 2024. "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[ sic ] 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 K through 8 at its one school." See "Roster of Officials" on page 11, which lists seven members.