| Washington Township Public School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Cheryl Simone | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Margaret Meehan | ||||
| Address: | 206 East Holly Avenue Sewell, NJ 08080 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 11 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 8,934 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 650.9 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.7 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.wtps.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $12,936 | 52 | $13,632 | -5.1% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,706 | 46 | 8,035 | -4.1% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,918 | 55 | 2,166 | -11.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,500 | 81 | 1,379 | 8.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,428 | 37 | 1,674 | -14.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 227 | 52 | 258 | -12.0% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 56,000 | 39 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105 |
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The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 8,934 students and 650.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7.[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.[3]
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For the 2005-06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its “Creating Proficient Readers and Writers” Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.[4]
For the 2004-05 school year, both Birches Elementary School[5] and Whitman Elementary School [6] were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]
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