Fairfield Township School District

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Fairfield Township School District
375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. James Ruffin
Business administratorJanecia Smith
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment604 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Faculty55.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitehttp://fairfield.k12.nj.us/
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,78955$18,89115.3%
1Budgetary Cost11,810914,159−16.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,831188,659−9.6%
6Support Services1,522102,167−29.8%
8Administrative Cost1,392101,547−10.0%
10Operations & Maintenance98951,612−38.6%
13Extracurricular Activities7217104−30.8%
16Median Teacher Salary52,359661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Fairfield Township School District serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Fairfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 604 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[4][5][6] As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,333 students and 91.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1.[7]

Schools

  • Fairfield Township School opened on September 7, 2006, and serves students in Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The new school replaced two antiquated facilities and consolidates all grades into one building located at 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road in the Gouldtown section of the township.[8] The school had an enrollment of 604 students as of the 2013-14 school year.[9]
    • Dr. James Ruffin, Interim Principal
    • Dr Ja'Shanna Jones, Vice Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

  • Dr. James Ruffin, Interim Superintendent
  • Janecia Smith, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Fairfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  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 September 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Cumberland Regional School District, located in Western Cumberland County, provides students with a comprehensive learning environment in a nurturing and personalized setting. The district serves students in grades 9-12 who reside in the municipalities of Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich & Stow Creek, Hopewell & Shiloh, and Upper Deerfield."
  5. ^ Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
  6. ^ Constituent Districts, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed June 5, 2016.
  7. ^ School Data for Cumberland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "SCC, Fairfield Educators Open New Elementary School", New Jersey Schools Development Authority, December 16, 2006. Accessed September 10, 2014. "Students, teachers and parents in this rural Cumberland County community turned out today for a ribbon-cutting for the new Fairfield Elementary School. The school, which replaces two overcrowded facilities, will enhance academic achievement and provide much-needed early childhood education programs for 600 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade."
  9. ^ School Data for the Fairfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  10. ^ Administration, Fairfield Township School District. Accessed September 10, 2014.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 10, 2014.

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