The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District is a consolidated

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district that serves students in

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through

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from Swedesboro and Woolwich Township, two communities in Gloucester County, in the

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.8:1.District information for Swedesboro-Woolwich 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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"DE", the fifth-highest 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. Public school students in

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through

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s from both communities are educated by the

Kingsway Regional School District The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwi ...

, which also serves students from East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township, with the addition of students from Logan Township who attend as part of a

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in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the

Logan Township School District The Logan Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Logan Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2021–22 school year, the ...

. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,868 students and 207.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 13.8:1. The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Kingsway Regional Middle School with 1,023 students in grades 7-8 and

Kingsway Regional High School Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional Sc ...

with 1,802 students in grades 9-12. Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.

History

For a 40-year period from 1923 to 1963, the district had operated

Swedesboro High School Swedesboro High School was a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade in Swedesboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school was operated by the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District starting in 19 ...

. The school closed after Kingsway Regional High School opened in September 1963. Designed to accommodate an enrollment of 1,000 and constructed at a cost of $1.75 million, the school opened in for students in grades 7-12, including students in grades 9-12 who had previously attended Swedesboro High School. Prior to the regional high school's opening, students had attended either Sweedesboro High School or

Woodstown High School Woodstown High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary schoo ...

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are: * Margaret C. Clifford School with 230 students in grades PreK-K (located in Swedesboro) **Rob Titus, principal * Governor Charles C. Stratton School with 402 students in grades 1-2 (Woolwich Township) **Leigh Donato, principal * General Charles G. Harker School with 653 students in Grades 3-5 (Woolwich Township) **Carolynne Sandy, principal * Walter H. Hill School with 210 students in Grade 6 (Swedesboro) **Rob Titus, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:Administrative Contact Information
Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed November 18, 2023. *Kristin Kellogg, superintendent *Robert Miles, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by the voters of the constituent municipalities 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
Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 2022.

References

External links

Swedesboro-Woolwich School District
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School Data for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District

Kingsway Regional School District
{{Gloucester County, New Jersey School Districts Swedesboro, New Jersey Woolwich Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group DE School districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey