Gloucester City Public Schools
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Gloucester City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district
that is based in Gloucester City
, New Jersey
, and serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
s statewide.
Students from Brooklawn
attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 2,125 students and 200.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6.
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.
) are:
Elementary schools
High schools
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that is based in Gloucester City
Gloucester City, New Jersey
Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 11,456.-Geography:Gloucester City is located at ....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
s statewide.
Students from Brooklawn
Brooklawn, New Jersey
Brooklawn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,955.Brooklawn was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1924, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April...
attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 2,125 students and 200.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary schools
- Cold Springs Elementary School (PreK-3; 807 students)
- Mary Ethel Costello Elementary School (4-6; 375)
High schools
- Gloucester City Junior-Senior High SchoolGloucester City Junior-Senior High SchoolGloucester City Junior-Senior High School is a comprehensive six-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States...
(943) - Highland Park School: Gloucester City Adult High School
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Paul Spaventa, Superintendent
- Margaret McDonnell, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Gloucester City Public Schools
- Data for the Gloucester City Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...