Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
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The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district
serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from three communities in Salem County
, New Jersey
, United States. The district serves students from Carneys Point Township
and Penns Grove
. A majority of students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township, New Jersey
attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Oldmans Township School District
, with the balance attending Woodstown High School
in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,502 students and 211 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.86.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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.
) are:
Elementary Schools
Middle School
High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from three communities in Salem County
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
, 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. The district serves students from Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
and Penns Grove
Penns Grove, New Jersey
Penns Grove is a Borough in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,886.Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township Penns Grove is a...
. A majority of students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township, New Jersey
Oldmans Township, New Jersey
Oldmans Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 1,798....
attend the district's 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 Oldmans Township School District
Oldmans Township School District
The Oldmans Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Oldmans Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States....
, with the balance attending Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of Woodstown, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.Students from neighboring Alloway...
in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade form five communities in Salem County, New Jersey, United States...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,502 students and 211 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 11.86.
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 "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.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 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
- Lafayette-Pershing School grades Pre-K to K (353 students)
- Field Street School grades 1 - 3 (551)
- Paul W. Carleton School grades 4 and 5 (356)
Middle School
- Penns Grove Middle School grades 6 - 8 (510)
High School
- Penns Grove High SchoolPenns Grove High SchoolPenns Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carneys Point Township and Penns Grove in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District...
grades 9 - 12 (665)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Joseph A. Massare, Superintendent
- Brian Ferguson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District
- Data for the Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District, 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...