Haddon Township School District

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

Haddon Township School District
Address
500 Rhoads Avenue Haddon Township , Camden County, New Jersey, 08108 United States
Coordinates	39.901648°N 75.054348°W / 39.901648; -75.054348
District information
Grades	PreK to 12
Superintendent	Robert J. Fisicaro
Business administrator	Jennifer Gauld
Schools	7
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,105 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	162.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.95:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.haddontwpschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,685 8 $18,891 −17.0% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,686 33 14,783 −7.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,778 21 8,763 −11.2% 6 Support Services 2,014 30 2,392 −15.8% 8 Administrative Cost 1,709 54 1,485 15.1% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,732 44 1,783 −2.9% 13 Extracurricular Activities 380 32 268 41.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 60,949 22 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 2,105 students and 162.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.95:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]

A lobbying effort by students at Strawbridge Elementary school led John A. Rocco and Thomas J. Shusted to introduce a bill to name the hadrosaurus foulkii as the official state dinosaur; the legislation was signed into law by Governor James Florio with students from the school in attendance at the signing ceremony.^[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:^[7][8]

Elementary schools

• Thomas A. Edison Elementary School^[9] (144 students; in grades PreK-5), Caroline Lunsford, principal
• Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School^[10] (124 students; K-5), Lori Massey, principal
• Stoy Elementary School^[11] (182 students; PreK-5), Lori Massey, principal
• Strawbridge Elementary School^[12] (228 students; K-5), Caroline Lunsford, principal
• Van Sciver Elementary School^[13] (346 students; PreK-5), Don Pullano, principal

Middle school

• William G. Rohrer Middle School^[14] (420 students; 6-8), Andrew Swiecicki, principal

High school

• Haddon Township High School^[15] (628 students; 9-12), Gary O'Brien, principal

Administration

Robert J. Fisicaro is the superintendent.^[16] Jennifer Gauld is the Business Administrator / Board Secretary^[17][18][19]

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.^[20][21][22]