The Brooklawn Public School District is a community

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that serves public school students in

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through

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from Brooklawn, in Camden County,

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 286 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.7:1.District information for Brooklawn Public School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district participates in the

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at Alice Costello School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the

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. The district is classified by the

as being in

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"B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. For

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through

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s, public school students attend

Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Gloucester City High School is a comprehensive four-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students from seventh through twelfth grade as the lo ...

in Gloucester City as part of a

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with the

Gloucester City Public Schools Gloucester City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Gloucester City, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 form ...

. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 587 students and 46.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 12.6:1.

Schools

Alice Costello School serves students in grades PreK-8. The school had an enrollment of 285 students as of the 2020–21 school year. *Samuel A. Rosetti, principal *Leatrice Johnson, assistant principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Staff
Brooklawn School District. Accessed August 26, 2022. *Samuel A. Rosetti, superintendent *Sam Dutkin, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.Board of Education
Brooklawn Public School District. Accessed February 10, 2020.

References

External links

Brooklawn Public School District
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School Data for the Brooklawn Public School District

{{Camden County, New Jersey School Districts Brooklawn, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group B School districts in Camden County, New Jersey