| Voorhees Township Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Raymond J. Brosel, Jr. | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Frank T. DeBerardinis | ||||
| Address: | Administration Building Voorhees, NJ 08043 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 5 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,309 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 250.1 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.2 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | I | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/ | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $13,078 | 69 | $12,420 | 5.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 8,558 | 78 | 7,588 | 12.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,811 | 50 | 1,771 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,216 | 13 | 1,411 | -13.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,358 | 36 | 1,462 | -7.1% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 95 | 48 | 97 | -2.1% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 81,175 | 88 | 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 Voorhees Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Voorhees Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,309 students and 250.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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 the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are Eastern Intermediate High School with 1,088 students for grades 9 and 10, and Eastern High School with 1,044 students for grades 11 and 12. The schools serve a combined population of approximately 37,000 in the communities of Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township. Both schools are located on the same site, but operate independently.[5]
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For the 2003-04 school year, Edward T. Hamilton Elementary School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[6]
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
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