Paulsboro Public Schools
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The Paulsboro Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
School district
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 that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paulsboro
Paulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,097....

, in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,400 students and 112.0 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 "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.

Students in grades 9-12 from Greenwich Township
Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Greenwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 4,879....

 attend Paulsboro High School 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...

 with the Greenwich Township School District
Greenwich Township School District (Gloucester County, New Jersey)
The Greenwich Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States....

.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary Schools
High School
  • Paulsboro High School
    Paulsboro High School
    Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Paulsboro Public Schools....

     for grades 7-12 (702)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Dr. Frank Scambia, Superintendent
  • Jennifer Johnson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

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