Upper Township School District
| Upper Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Vincent J. Palmieri, Jr. | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Laurie Ryan | ||||
| Address: | 525 Perry Road Petersburg, NJ 08270 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 3 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,530 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 121.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 12.6 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.upperschools.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,508 | 27 | $12,420 | -7.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,223 | 29 | 7,588 | -4.8% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,601 | 31 | 1,771 | -9.6% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,313 | 27 | 1,411 | -6.9% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,296 | 27 | 1,462 | -11.4% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 55 | 18 | 97 | -43.3% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 61,687 | 77 | 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 Upper Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
Students from Corbin City, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,530 students and 121.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth 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]
Students from Upper Township attend Ocean City High School in Ocean City as part of a sending / receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District.[5] 70% of students in Ocean City High School are from Upper Township.
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Upper Township Primary School (K-2; 483 students)
- Upper Township Elementary School (3-5; 484)
- Upper Township Middle School (6-8; 563)
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]
- Vincent J. Palmieri, Jr., Superintendent
- Laurie Ryan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed March 31, 2011.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Ocean City High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, and Corbin City, with an enrollment of over 1,280 students."
- ^ Data for the Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 31, 2011.
- ^ Faculty & Staff, Upper Township School District. Accessed March 31, 2011.
- ^ Cape May County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Upper Township School District
- Upper Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°15′33″N 74°44′00″W / 39.259286°N 74.733393°W
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