Maurice River Township School District
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Port Elizabeth, NJ 08348
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Coordinates | 39°18′45″N 74°58′50″W / 39.312596°N 74.98046°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | PreK to 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Walter J. Kappeler Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Patricia Powell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 556 (as of 2014-15)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 34.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 16.4:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Maurice River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, from Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 556 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.4:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest 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]
The district sens 180 students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school to attend high school in Millville together with students from Commercial Township, Lawrence Township and Woodbine, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools.[4][5][6][7] Students attend Memorial High School[8] for grades 9 and half of 10th with 701 students and Millville Senior High School[9] for grades 10-12 with 1,107 students.[10][11]
Awards and recognition
Maurice River Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[12]
School
Maurice River Township School had an enrollment of 424 students as of the 2014-15 school year.[13]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]
- Walter J. Kappeler Jr., Superintendent
- Patricia Powell, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b c d District information for Maurice River Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
- ^ Maurice River Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 26, 2017. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students.... Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
- ^ Sending District Students Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Millville Public Schools. Accessed December 8, 2014. "9TH – 12th grade students who attend Memorial and MSHS from Woodbine, Commercial Township, Lawrence Township, and Maurice River Township will need to establish their proof of residency with their district."
- ^ Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey Times, January 16, 2008. Accessed December 8, 2014. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
- ^ About Us Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed December 8, 2014. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students.... Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
- ^ Memorial High School, Millville Public Schools. Accessed July 16, 2017.
- ^ Millville Senior High School, Millville Public Schools. Accessed July 16, 2017.
- ^ Schools Directory Archived 2014-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Millville Public Schools. Accessed July 16, 2017.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Millville Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
- ^ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ School Data for the Maurice River Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
- ^ Board of Education Members, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.