The Fairfield Township School District serves students in

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through

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from Fairfield Township, in

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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school has a Bridgeton mailing address. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 510 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 14.6:1.District information for Fairfield Township School District

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. Accessed February 1, 2024. The district is classified by the

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as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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. Public school students in

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through twelfth grades attend

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, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.Shott, Meghan
"Cumberland Regional High School"
''South Jersey'' magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township." As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,124 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 13.7:1.

Schools

Fairfield Township School opened in September 2006, replacing two antiquated facilities and consolidated all grades into one building located at 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road in the Gouldtown section of the township. The school had an enrollment of 552 students in

through

as of the 2019-20 school year. *Ja’Shanna Jones–Booker, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Ja'Shanna Jones-Booker, superintendentSuperintendent
Fairfield Township School District. Accessed October 18, 2022. *Sean McCarron, 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 Members
Fairfield Township School District. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Fairfield Township seats a nine member Board of Education"

References

External links

Fairfield Township School District
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School Data for the Fairfield Township School District

Cumberland Regional High School
{{Authority control Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group A School districts in Cumberland County, New Jersey