| Hamilton Township Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Michelle Cappelluti | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Martha Jamison | ||||
| Address: | 1876 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive Mays Landing, NJ 08330 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,283 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 257.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.8 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hamiltonschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $10,263 | 8 | $12,420 | -17.4% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,270 | 5 | 7,588 | -17.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,470 | 24 | 1,771 | -17.0% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,002 | 1 | 1,411 | -29.0% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,475 | 51 | 1,462 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 43 | 9 | 97 | -55.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 46,725 | 2 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Hamilton Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 3,283 students and 257.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8.[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]
Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township.[4] The high school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving students from the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together with students from the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County), who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.[5]
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For the 1998-99 school year, the George L. Hess Educational Complex was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[6]
George L. Hess Education Complex was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year[7]
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]
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