Upper Pittsgrove School District

The Upper Pittsgrove School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3][4]

Upper Pittsgrove School District
Address
235 Pine Tavern Road Upper Pittsgrove Township , Salem County, New Jersey, 08343 United States
Coordinates	39.629146°N 75.201249°W / 39.629146; -75.201249
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Kristin Williams (interim)
Business administrator	Katherine Van Tassel
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	335 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty	35.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.upsnj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,691 6 $18,891 −16.9% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,406 10 14,159 −12.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,809 15 8,659 −9.8% 6 Support Services 1,516 12 2,167 −30.0% 8 Administrative Cost 1,444 15 1,547 −6.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,391 17 1,612 −13.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 104 25 104 0.0% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,515 38 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 335 students and 35.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.^[5]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.^[6] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 559 students and 49.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.^[7]

Schools

Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 322 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2021–22 school year.^[8]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[9][10]

• Kristin Williams, interim superintendent^[11] Williams serves as chief school administrator as part of a shared services agreement with the Mannington Township School District.^[12]
• Katherine Van Tassel, business administrator and board secretary^[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education 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.^[14][15][16]

References

1. District information for Upper Pittsgrove Twp School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. School Performance Reports for the Upper Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
4. New Jersey School Directory for the Upper Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 7, 2014.
6. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 6, 2017. "This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district's programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
7. School data for Woodstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
8. School Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
9. Staff Directory, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed May 11, 2023.
10. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. A Message from the Administration, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed May 11, 2023.
12. Board of Education Meeting Minutes for July 12, 2022, Mannington Township School District. Accessed May 11, 2023. "Shared Superintendent Services - Approve an agreement with Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education to provide Shared Superintendent Services two days per week through July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 for $600 per day. Further, approve payment to Kristin Williams at a rate of $175 per day for each day worked at Upper Pittsgrove during this time period."
13. Business Office, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed May 11, 2023.
14. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
15. Board of Education, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed January 31, 2020.
16. Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education District Policy Manual, p. 966. Upper Pittsgrove School District, revised December 21, 2005. Accessed May 11, 2023. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of nine (9) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of Upper Pittsgrove, at the annual School Board election."

External links

• Upper Pittsgrove School District
• School Performance Report for Upper Pittsgrove School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Woodstown High School