Lawrence Township School District
Encyclopedia
The Lawrence Township School District is a community public school district
that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lawrence Township
, in Cumberland County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 472 students and 40.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7.
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.
For grades 9-12, public school students in Lawrence Township are assigned to one of two school districts determined by the location of their residence. Students attend high school either in Bridgeton
or Millville
, based on sending/receiving relationship
s with the respective school districts, the Bridgeton Public Schools
and the Millville Public Schools
. Students sent to Bridgeton attend Bridgeton High School
. Students sent to Millville attend Memorial High School
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
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 serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Lawrence Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 472 students and 40.2 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 11.7.
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 "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.
For grades 9-12, public school students in Lawrence Township are assigned to one of two school districts determined by the location of their residence. Students attend high school either in Bridgeton
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
or Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, based on 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...
s with the respective school districts, the Bridgeton Public Schools
Bridgeton Public Schools
Bridgeton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States...
and the Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools is a school district that serves the city of Millville, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....
. Students sent to Bridgeton attend Bridgeton High School
Bridgeton High School
Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bridgeton Public Schools, an Abbott District...
. Students sent to Millville attend Memorial High School
Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey)
Memorial High School is a public high school in Millville, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school was built in 1925 and used as the Millville High School from 1925-1964 until the Millville Senior High School was built...
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Millville, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1943. Students from...
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
School
The Myron L. Powell School had an enrollment of 472 students as of the 2008-09 school year.- Allan N. Warfield, III, Interim Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Thomas Smith, Jr., Interim Superintendent
- Lisa DiNovi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Myron L. Powell Elementary School
- Data for the Myron L. Powell Elementary School, 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...