Greenwich Township School District (Gloucester County, New Jersey)

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

Greenwich Township School District
Address
415 Swedesboro Road Gibbstown , Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08027 United States
Coordinates	39.818194°N 75.265119°W / 39.818194; -75.265119
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	Jennifer M. Foley
Business administrator	Scott A. Campbell
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	421 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty	43.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	9.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.gtsdk8.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $19,111 39 $18,891 1.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 17,980 60 14,159 27.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 10,142 55 8,659 17.1% 6 Support Services 3,396 60 2,167 56.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,742 36 1,547 12.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,642 63 1,612 63.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 37 6 104 −64.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,137 24 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 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 421 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.^[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.^[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Paulsboro High School in Paulsboro as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Paulsboro Public Schools.^[5][6] 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 of 11.7:1.^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[8]) are:^{[9][10][11][12]}

Elementary school

• Broad Street Elementary School^[13] with 267 students in grades K-4
  • Alisa Whitcraft, principal^[14]

Middle school

• Nehaunsey Middle School^[15] with 150 students in grades 5-8
  • Jennifer M. Foley, principal^[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[14][16]

• Jennifer M. Foley, superintendent
• Scott A. Campbell, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, 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.^[17][18][19]