Northfield Community Schools

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Northfield Community Schools
Superintendent: Dr. Janice Fipp
Business Administrator: Linda Albright
Address: 2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225
Grade Range: K-8
School facilities: 2
Enrollment: 1,071 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 63.0
Student–teacher ratio: 17.0
District Factor Group: DE
Web site: http://northfield.groupfusion.net/
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $10,787 13 $12,420 -13.1%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,085 25 7,588 -6.6%
6 Support Services 1,417 21 1,771 -20.0%
8 Administrative Cost 1,198 12 1,411 -15.1%
10 Operations & Maintenance 995 6 1,462 -31.9%
13 Extracurricular Activities 72 30 97 -25.8%
16 Median Teacher Salary 52,618 28 54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88

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 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,071 students and 63.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.0.[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.[3]

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Mainland Regional High School, which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.[4] The high school is located in Linwood.

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[edit] Awards and recognition

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

On March 29, 2009, Northfield Community School was named one of eight New Jersey Schools of Character.

On June 10, 2008, Northfield Community School was named the Healthiest School in Atlantic County in AtlantiCare's Healthy Schools contest, receiving a $5,000 grant.

[edit] Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the NCES[5]) are:

Elementary School
Middle School

[edit] Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[6]

  • Janice DeCicco Fipp, Ed.D., Superintendent[7]
  • Linda Albright, Business Administrator[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Northfield City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Mainland Regional High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Enrollment stayed at approximately 1600 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. ^ Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 16, 2009.
  6. ^ Atlantic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
  7. ^ Superintendent's Message, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed November 2, 2009.
  8. ^ Business Administrator's Office, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed November 2, 2009.

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

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