The Greenwich Township School District is a community
public school district that serves students in
kindergarten through
eighth grade
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from
Greenwich Township, in
Gloucester County, in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 421 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 9.8:1.
[District information for Greenwich Township School District]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed December 1, 2022.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in
District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest 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
ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
through
twelfth grades attend
Paulsboro High School in
Paulsboro as part of a
sending/receiving relationship with the
Paulsboro Public Schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 359 students and 30.6 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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of 11.7:1.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
;Elementary school
*Broad Street Elementary School with 267 students in grades K-4
**Alisa Whitcraft, principal
[
;Middle school
*Nehaunsey Middle School with 150 students in grades 5-8
**Jennifer M. Foley, principal][
]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[Administration]
Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023.
*Jennifer M. Foley, superintendent
*Scott A. Campbell, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
, 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 2013) 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
Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023.
References
External links
Greenwich Township School District
*
School Data for the Greenwich Township School District
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...
Paulsboro High School
{{Gloucester County, New Jersey School Districts
Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
New Jersey District Factor Group DE
School districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey