Hamilton Township Schools
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| Hamilton Township Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Michelle Cappelluti | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Martha Jamison | ||||
| Address: | 1876 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive Mays Landing, NJ 08330 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,207 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 186.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 17.2 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hamiltonschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $10,263 | 8 | $12,420 | -17.4% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,270 | 5 | 7,588 | -17.4% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,470 | 24 | 1,771 | -17.0% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,002 | 1 | 1,411 | -29.0% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,475 | 51 | 1,462 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 43 | 9 | 97 | -55.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 46,725 | 2 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Hamilton Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 3,207 students and 186.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2.[1]
The district is 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]
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township.[4] 2,108 students attend the school. The High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving approximately 3,700 in the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City (333 students), Galloway Township (1,853 students), Hamilton Township (1,197 students) and Mullica Township (348 students), together with the sending districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County).[5]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 1998-99 school year, the George L. Hess Educational Complex was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[6]
George L. Hess Education Complex was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year[7]
[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Joseph C. Shaner Memorial School with 620 students in Pre-K to 1st grade
- George L. Hess Educational Complex with 1,523 in grades 2 - 6
- Middle School
- William Davies Middle School with 1,064 students in grades 7 and 8
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]
- Michelle Cappelluti, Superintendent
- Martha Jamison, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Hamilton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Oakcrest High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 3, 2008. "Oakcrest is a comprehensive high school located in Mays Landing that provides a secondary school education to four elementary districts including Greenbank, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, and Port Republic."
- ^ Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township."
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Hamilton Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 16, 2009.
- ^ Central Administration Contact Information, Hamilton Township Schools. Accessed November 2, 2009.
- ^ Atlantic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Hamilton Township Schools
- Hamilton Township Schools's 2008–09 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hamilton Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Oakcrest High School website
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
Coordinates: 39°27′20″N 74°40′44″W / 39.455686°N 74.678881°W
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