Clayton Public Schools
| Clayton Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | David Lindenmuth | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Fran Adler | ||||
| Address: | 350 East Clinton Street Clayton, NJ 08312 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,424 (as of 2010-11)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 103.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.83:1 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.claytonps.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | {{{graderange}}} Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 10,566 | 2 | 13,632 | -22.5% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,112 | 2 | 8,035 | -23.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,496 | 8 | 2,166 | -30.9% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,350 | 7 | 1,379 | -2.1% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,196 | 4 | 1,674 | -28.6% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 368 | 14 | 258 | 42.6% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 45,988 | 3 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2012 graderange=PreK-12 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of {{{graderange}}} districts with 0-1800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=45 | |||||
Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-K through 12th grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's three schools had a total enrollment of 1,424 students and 103.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.83:1.[1] Clayton Public Schools are 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]
Clayton Public Schools have a long-standing tradition and sense of pride that provides a variety of opportunities for students in academics, co-curricular activities, athletics, communications, technology, fine and performing arts, and school-based student services. Through the “Safe Schools/Healthy Students”(SS/HS) Grant Initiative, Clayton Schools offers counseling and assistance to students and families by providing an on-site counseling center located in the Herma Simmons Elementary School. The District also offers a School-Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP), Clayton Place, which is housed in its high school/middle school, to provide counseling, tutoring, and recreation activities for students at the secondary level. In addition to a very active and dedicated Home and School Association, Clayton School District has developed strong partnerships with local constituents and recognizes those relationships as vital to its success.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:
- Elementary School
- Herma S. Simmons Elementary School (793 students in grades K-5)
- Patrice Taylor - Principal
- Tanya Harper - Assistant Principal
- Middle School
- Clayton Middle School (208 students in grades 6-8)
- Dennis Haynes - Principal
- Marvin Tucker - Assistant Principal
- High School
- Clayton High School (335 students in grades 9-12)
- Nikolaos Koutsogiannis - Principal
- Daniel Antonelli - Assistant Principal
Administration
Core members of Clayton School District's Administration are:[5][6]
- David Lindenmuth, Superintendent
- Fran Adler, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Clayton School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 9, 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 Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 9, 2012.
- ↑ District Administration. Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 20, 2009.
- ↑ Gloucester County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Clayton Public Schools
- Clayton Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°39′07″N 75°05′51″W / 39.651807°N 75.097592°W
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