Medford Township Public Schools

Medford Township Public Schools
128 Route 70, Suite 1
Medford, New Jersey 08055
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Dr. Joseph J. Del Rossi
Business administrator Chad Fires
Schools 7
Students and staff
Enrollment 3,019 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 202.0 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 14.95:1
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.medford.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$17,33745$18,891-8.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,7694014,159-2.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,332358,659-3.8%
6Support Services1,986382,167-8.4%
8Administrative Cost1,590481,5472.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,641531,6121.8%
13Extracurricular Activities286104-73.1%
16Median Teacher Salary66,2857261,136
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 Medford Township Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Medford Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The district has five elementary schools serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade, a single school serving sixth graders and a school serving seventh and eighth graders.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 3,019 students and 202.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.95:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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 ninth through twelfth grades attend Shawnee High School, located in Medford Township,whichserves students in ninth through twelfth grade from both Medford Lakes and Medford Township.[4][5] The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Evesham Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools
Middle schools (6-8)

Guidebookistration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Medford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 14, 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 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Shawnee High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015. 'ATTENDANCE AREA: Medford Township and Medford Lakes Borough - Situated on a parcel of land in the southeastern end of Medford Township in the heart of The Pinelands, Shawnee High School was dedicated in 1971. In response to growth in the Medford and Medford Lakes communities, a construction and renovation project in the early 1990s expanded the facilities to help ensure the highest quality education for students in grades 9-12. "
  5. ↑ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lenape Regional High School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014. "The Lenape Regional High School District serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough."
  7. ↑ School Data for the Medford Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ School Websites, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Medford Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Milton H. Allen School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Home and School Association Informational Guidebook 2014-2015, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ Chairville Elementary School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ Cranberry Pines School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ Kirby's Mill Elementary School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ Taunton Forge School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ Haines 6th Grade Center, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  17. ↑ Medford Memorial Middle School, Medford Township Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.

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Coordinates: 39°54′00″N 74°50′41″W / 39.899931°N 74.844799°W / 39.899931; -74.844799

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