Berlin Community School
| Berlin Community School | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Tony Trongone | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Frank Domin | ||||
| Address: | 215 South Franklin Avenue Berlin, NJ 08009 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 835 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 68 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.28 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://bcsberlin.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-8 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 9,978 | 5 | 12,420 | -19.7% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,532 | 8 | 7,588 | -13.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,145 | 5 | 1,771 | -35.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,230 | 17 | 1,411 | -12.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 906 | 3 | 1,462 | -38.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 117 | 66 | 97 | 20.6% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 50,009 | 13 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 | |||||
The Berlin Community School is a community public elementary school and school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Berlin Borough, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 835 students and 68 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.28.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are Eastern Intermediate High School with 1,093 students for grades 9 and 10, and Eastern High School with 1,039 students for grades 11 and 12. The schools serve the communities of Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township. Both schools are located on the same site, but operate independently.[5]
Awards and recognition
The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD) recognized The Berlin Community School as 2012 New Jersey School of Character (NJSOC) - honorable mention.
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[6]
Schools
Berlin Community School served a total of 843 students as of the 2008-09 school year.[7]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Berlin Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ Data for the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Eastern Senior High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 14, 2011. "Our district is a limited purpose, public, regional system consisting of two schools: Eastern Intermediate High School (grades 9 and 10) and Eastern Senior High School (grades 11 and 12), located on the same site. Our student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
- ↑ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, accessed December 12, 2006
- ↑ Data for the Berlin Community School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2011.
- ↑ Camden County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ↑ Office of the Superintendent, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed April 14, 2011.
- ↑ Business Office, Berlin Borough School District. Accessed April 14, 2011.
External links
- Berlin Community School
- Berlin Community School's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Berlin Community School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
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