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The City of Burlington Public School District is a comprehensive community
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that serves students in
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through
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in the City of Burlington, in
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,
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, United States. The district is one of 31 former
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s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the
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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the
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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,740 students and 170.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 10.2:1.District information for Burlington City Public School District
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
The district is classified by the
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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. The district's high school serves as a receiving school for students in grade nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a
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with the
Edgewater Park School District The Edgewater Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in grades from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Edgewater Park Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018– ...
.


History

In 1948, during
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, the district had two schools for black children. - CITED: p. 85. In 2018, the district closed Elias Boudinot Elementary School, which had served grades K-2, citing declining enrollment, the opportunities to reduce costs and the potential to raise funds by selling the site.


Awards, recognition and rankings

The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the
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.


Schools

The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
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) are: ;Elementary schools *Captain James Lawrence Elementary School with 238 students in grades PreK-2 **Darlene Brown, Principal *Samuel Smith Elementary School with 281 students in grades PreK-2 **Marilyn I. Dunham, Principal *Wilbur Watts Intermediate School with 444 students in grades 3-6 **Robert Shappell, Principal ;High school *
Burlington City High School Burlington City High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Ci ...
with 727 students in grades 7-12 **James Flynn, Principal


Administration

Members of the district administration are: *Dr. John Russell, Superintendent *Ingrid Torres-Walsh, Business Administrator / Board Secretary


Board of education

The district's
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, 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. A tenth representative is appointed by Edgewater Park School District to serve on the City of Burlington board of education. 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.''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Burlington City School District''
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, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed July 27, 2020. "The Burlington City School District (District) is a Type II school district located in Burlington County, New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 2.44 square miles. As a Type II school district, it functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member’s terms expire each year. In addition, one board member is appointed from the Edgewater Park School District under a sending/receiving relationship, as required by state statute. The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for all of Burlington City’s students in grades K through 12. In addition, the District provides educational services for students in grades 9 through 12 received from the Edgewater Park School District"


References


External links


The City of Burlington Public School District
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School Data for the City of Burlington Public School District
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