Maurice River Township School District

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Maurice River Township School District
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Maurice River Township Elementary School
Address
Port Elizabeth
Cumberland County , New Jersey , 08348
United States
Coordinates 39°18′45″N74°58′50″W / 39.312596°N 74.98046°W / 39.312596; -74.98046
District information
Grades PreK to 8
SuperintendentJeremy Cohen.
Business administratorPatricia Powell
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment402 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty38.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website sites.google.com/mrtes.com/mrtes
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,0163$18,891−20.5%
1Budgetary Cost10,579314,159−25.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,58548,659−24.0%
6Support Services1,51592,167−30.1%
8Administrative Cost1,576221,5471.9%
10Operations & Maintenance62611,612−61.2%
13Extracurricular Activities273104−74.0%
16Median Teacher Salary57,4772261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Maurice River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, from Maurice River Township, in Cumberland 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 402 students and 38.0 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 "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]

The district sends 180 students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school to attend high school in Millville, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools, together with students from Commercial Township, Lawrence Township and Woodbine. [7] [8] [9] Students attend Millville Senior High School, [10] which had a combined 1,628 students split between the two facilities. [11] [12] Starting in the 2022-23 school year, students who had previously been split between Memorial High School for grades 9-10 and Millville Senior High School for grades 10-12 were consolidated into a newly expanded and renovated $145 million Millville High School building. [13]

Awards and recognition

Maurice River Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award. [14]

School

Maurice River Township School had an enrollment of 396 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2021–22 school year. [15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [16] [17]

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. [18] [19] [20] [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Maurice River Township 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. ↑ About Us, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed January 7, 2024. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students. The elementary school houses Pre-K through eighth grade with an enrollment of approximately 400 students and a faculty of 39 highly qualified professional staff members. Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
  4. ↑ School Performance Reports for the Maurice River Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Maurice River Township 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 December 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ Maurice River Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 26, 2017. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students.... Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
  8. ↑ Sending District Students Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , Millville Public Schools. Accessed December 8, 2014. "9TH – 12th grade students who attend Memorial and MSHS from Woodbine, Commercial Township, Lawrence Township, and Maurice River Township will need to establish their proof of residency with their district."
  9. ↑ Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey Times , January 16, 2008. Accessed December 8, 2014. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
  10. ↑ Millville Senior High School, Millville Public Schools. Accessed January 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ About the District, Millville Public Schools. Accessed January 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Millville Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Coppola, Anthony V. "Millville Senior High School opens new year with upgrades as part of $145 million project", The Daily Journal , September 11, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "Currently, about 1,200 sophomores, junior and seniors use the Senior High building. Millville freshman, still at Memorial High School, will move to the North Wade Boulevard campus for the 2022-23 school year. District officials expect to have about 1,600 high school students in all. The facility can accommodate 2,100, according to Trongone."
  14. ↑ 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 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  15. ↑ School Data for the Maurice River Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ Contact Us, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed January 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Maurice River Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed January 7, 2024. "The Maurice River Township School District is a Type II District as provided by statute of the State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, it functions independently and operates under a locally elected Board form of government consisting of nine[ sic ] members elected to three-year terms, which are staggered."
  20. ↑ Maurice River Township Board of Education District Policy Manual, p. 944. Accessed September 6, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of seven (7) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of the district, at the annual School Board election."
  21. ↑ Board of Education Members, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed January 7, 2024.
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