Palmyra Public Schools
| Palmyra Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Walter Keiss (interim) | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Geneva Moore | ||||
| Address: | 301 Delaware Avenue Palmyra, NJ 08065 | ||||
| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 950 (as of 2008-09[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 86.4 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 11.0 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending | Rank (*) | K-12 Average | %± vs. Average |
| 1 | Budgetary Cost | 12,541 | 28 | 13,632 | -8.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,577 | 30 | 8,035 | -5.7% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,717 | 18 | 2,166 | -20.7% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,340 | 6 | 1,379 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,375 | 14 | 1,674 | -17.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 460 | 30 | 258 | 78.3% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 51,660 | 13 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 0-1800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=45 | |||||
The Palmyra Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that offers a wide range of educational programs for the residents of Palmyra, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 950 students and 86.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.[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.[4]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) include:
- Preschool
- Delaware Avenue Elementary School preschool handicapped program - 35 students
- Elementary School (K-6)
- Charles Street Elementary School - 448 students
- High School (7-12)
- Palmyra High School - 467 students
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[6][7]
- Walter Keiss, Interim Superintendent
- Geneva Moore, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for the Palmyra Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ↑ Palmyra Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ↑ list.htm Administration, Palmyra Public Schools. Accessed April 16, 2011.
- ↑ Burlington County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Palmyra Public Schools
- Palmyra Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Palmyra Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°00′13″N 75°01′40″W / 40.003684°N 75.027719°W
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