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Lawrence Township Public Schools
2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
District information
Gradespre-K to 12
SuperintendentDr. Crystal M. Edwards
Business administratorTom Eldridge
Schools7
Students and staff
Enrollment4,051 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty319.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.70:1
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.ltps.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,57650$18,891−1.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,5575214,783−1.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,463418,763−3.4%
6Support Services2,690792,39212.5%
8Administrative Cost1,257221,485−15.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,834701,7832.9%
13Extracurricular Activities25555268−4.9%
16Median Teacher Salary63,0013964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Lawrence Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 4,051 students and 319.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.70:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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 from Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) had attended Lawrence High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship which ended following the opening of Robbinsville High School, with the final group of Robbinsville seniors graduating in the 2006-07 school year.

Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Lawrence Middle School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]

The Lawrence Township Public Schools were named as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the nation, by NAMM, in 2005, 2008 and 2009.[5][6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools
  • Eldridge Park Elementary School[10] (Grades K-3; 250 students)
    • Kathy Robbins, Principal
  • Ben Franklin Elementary School[11] (Grades PreK-3; 480)
    • Christopher Turnbull, Principal
  • Lawrenceville Elementary School[12] (Grades PreK-3; 371)
    • Judith A. Bronston, Principal
  • Slackwood Elementary School[13] (Grades K-3; 270)
    • Jay Billy, Principal
  • Lawrence Intermediate School[14] (Grades 4-6; 904)
    • Cynthia Westhead, Principal
Middle school
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[17]

  • Dr. Crystal M. Edwards, Superintendent of Schools[18]
  • Tom Eldridge, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[19]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for Lawrence Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 6, 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 September 6, 2014.
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient 1999-2000, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 25, 2006.
  5. ^ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "Nationwide Survey Finds the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in U.S.", NAMM, April 16, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  7. ^ School Data for the Lawrence Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  8. ^ Schools, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Lawrence Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  10. ^ Eldridge Park Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  11. ^ Ben Franklin Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  12. ^ Lawrenceville Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  13. ^ Slackwood Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  14. ^ Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  15. ^ Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  16. ^ Lawrence High School, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Mercer County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  18. ^ Superintendent's Office, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.
  19. ^ Business Department, Lawrence Township Public Schools. Accessed September 6, 2014.

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