Northfield Community Schools

Northfield Community Schools
2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Robert Garguilo (interim)
Business administrator Linda Albright
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,042 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 82.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.68:1
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website http://northfield.groupfusion.net/
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$16,29224$18,891-13.8%
1Budgetary Cost12,2601814,159-13.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,381368,659-3.2%
6Support Services1,29352,167-40.3%
8Administrative Cost1,355201,547-12.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,161111,612-28.0%
13Extracurricular Activities7024104-32.7%
16Median Teacher Salary56,0301561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Northfield Community Schools are a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from the City of Northfield, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,042 students and 82.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.68:1.[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]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend the Mainland Regional High School, which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.[4] The high school is located in Linwood.

Awards and recognition

In 2016, Principal Glenn Robbins was recognized as one of three top national Digital Principals for the innovative Design Thinking and Idea Street concepts in the Northfield Middle School. The award was presented by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. [5]

Karen Weeks, 7th grade math teacher at Northfield Community School, was named the 2009/2010 Atlantic County Teacher of the Year.

In 2009, Northfield Community School was named one of eight New Jersey Schools of Character.

In 2008, Northfield Community School was named the Healthiest School in Atlantic County in AtlantiCare's Healthy Schools contest, receiving a $5,000 grant.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][11]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Northfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mainland Regional High School 2014 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015. "The 2013-2014 school year was another very successful year for Mainland Regional High School. Enrollment slightly decreased to approximately 1400 students in our 9-12 building. The school serves the communities of Linwood, Northfield, and Somers Point with a total population of 26,511. "
  5. ↑ https://www.nassp.org/recognition/digital-principal-award/2016-nassp-digital-principal-award-winners
  6. ↑ School Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory data for the Northfield Community Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ Northfield Community Elementary School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 Faculty & Staff, Northfield Community School. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ Northfield Community Middle School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ Superintendent's Message, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ Business Administrator's Office, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 39°22′06″N 74°33′39″W / 39.368229°N 74.560859°W / 39.368229; -74.560859

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