Galloway Township Public Schools

Galloway Township Public Schools
Superintendent: Annette C. Giaquinto, Ed. D.
Business Administrator: Vickie Tomasco
Address: 101 South Reeds Road
Galloway, NJ 08205
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 7
Enrollment: 3,556 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 323.5
Student–teacher ratio: 11.0
District Factor Group: CD
Web site: http://www.gtps.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,131 37 $12,420 -2.3%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,588 51 7,588 0.0%
6 Support Services 1,896 62 1,771 7.1%
8 Administrative Cost 1,142 7 1,411 -19.1%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,446 45 1,462 -1.1%
13 Extracurricular Activities 37 6 97 -61.9%
16 Median Teacher Salary 51,382 19 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

The Galloway Township Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Galloway Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,556 students and 323.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.[3]

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Absegami High School, located in Galloway Township, which serves students from both Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City.[4] 1,545 students attend the school. The High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving approximately 3,700 in the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township. In addition, students from the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) are educated in the high school district.[5]

Contents

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6] are:

Pre-Schools

Elementary Schools

Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Galloway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Absegami High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "Absegami High School opened in 1982 and is located in Galloway Township as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Sending districts to Absegami include students coming from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City."
  5. ^ Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township."
  6. ^ Data for the Galloway Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 24, 2011.
  7. ^ Home Page, Galloway Township Public Schools. Accessed February 24, 2011.
  8. ^ Atlantic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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