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Delanco Township School District
1301 Burlington Avenue
Delanco, NJ 08075
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentJoseph Mersinger
Business administratorJoanne D'Angelo
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment397 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty28.9 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio13.74:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitehttp://www.delanco.com/
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,43821$18,891−7.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,7673214,1594.3%
2Classroom Instruction8,196228,659−5.3%
6Support Services2,588402,16719.4%
8Administrative Cost1,555281,5470.5%
10Operations & Maintenance2,225521,61238.0%
13Extracurricular Activities1182810413.5%
16Median Teacher Salary53,7641861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Delanco Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Delanco Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 397 students and 28.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.74:1.[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]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Delanco Township attend Riverside High School in Riverside Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Riverside School District.[4][5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education[6]) are:[7]

Elementary school
  • Joan Pearson Elementary School[8] for grades K-5 (270 students)
    • Louis Conti, Principal[9]
Middle school
  • Walnut Street Middle School[10] for grades 6-8 (127 students)
    • Joseph Mersinger, Principal[9]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][11]

  • Joseph Mersinger, Superintendent
  • Joanne D'Angelo, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The Delanco Board of Education is an elected board with nine members, each serving three-year terms. The board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the M. Joan Pearson Elementary School. Current board members are:[12]

  • Dennis Bryski - President
  • Phil Jenkins - Vice President
  • Kenneth Adams
  • James DiMiero
  • Daniel Faust
  • Eric Hoffman
  • Marisa Karamanoogian
  • Harry Litwack
  • Cynthia Wagstaff

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Delanco Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 10, 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 December 10, 2014.
  4. ^ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Hefler, Jan. "Relations Improve Between Riverside And Delanco Boards", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 1990. Accessed December 10, 2014. "The two boards were not always on such friendly terms. In October, the Riverside board hired Jane Butler as superintendent of schools without any suggestions from the Delanco board and without any advance notice. Butler, who will become superintendent effective July 1, will oversee the school system, which includes Riverside High School. Delanco sends 100 students to Riverside High."
  6. ^ School Data for the Delanco Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  7. ^ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  8. ^ M. Joan Pearson Elementary School, Delanco Township School District. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c News from Superintendent, Delanco Township Public Schools. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  10. ^ Walnut Street Middle School, Delanco Township School District. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 10, 2014.
  12. ^ Members of the Board of Education, Delanco Township Public Schools. Accessed June 20, 2013.

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