The Mannington Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mannington Township

Mannington Township, New Jersey

Mannington Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,559....

, in Salem County

Salem County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

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, United States

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.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 162 students and 13.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 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, students attend Salem High School

Salem High School (New Jersey)

Salem High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Salem City, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Salem City School District....

 in Salem City

Salem, New Jersey

Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 5,146. It is the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the state of New Jersey. The name Salem is related to the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".The town and...

, as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Salem City School District.

School

The Mannington Township School had an enrollment of 162 students in the 2007-08 school year.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Jean Rishel, Superintendent
• Rebecca Joyce, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Mannington Township School
• Data for the Mannington Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
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