Clementon School District

The Clementon School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Clementon, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3][4][5]

Clementon School District
Address
4 Audubon Avenue Clementon , Camden County, New Jersey, 08021
Coordinates	39.800914°N 74.991056°W / 39.800914; -74.991056
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Kathleen Haines
Business administrator	Bruno Berenato
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	609 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	64.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	www.clemsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,289 42 $18,891 2.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,834 28 14,159 −2.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,947 37 8,659 3.3% 6 Support Services 1,954 21 2,167 −9.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,651 31 1,547 6.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,033 6 1,612 −35.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 116 31 104 11.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 55,550 15 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 609 students and 64.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.^[1]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-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.^[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Overbrook High School in Pine Hill as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pine Hill Schools.^[7][8][9] The high school also serves the community of Berlin Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^[10][11] A representative from Clementon serves on the board of education of the Pine Hill Schools.^[12] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 846 students and 59.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.^[13]

School

Clementon Elementary School had an enrollment of 596 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2023–24 school year.^[14] Members of the school's administration are:^[15]

• Jared Fudurich, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration include:^[15][16]

• Kathleen Haines, superintendent
• Bruno Berenato, business administrator and board secretary^[17]

Board of education

The district's board of education, 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. 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.^[18][19][20]