The Shamong Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Shamong Township

Shamong Township, New Jersey

Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462....

, in Burlington County

Burlington County, New Jersey

There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 934 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.7.

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 "GH", the third 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.

Students in public school for grades 9-12 from Shamong Township attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships. The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District

Lenape Regional High School District

The Lenape Regional High School District is a regional public high school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight municipalities in Burlington County, New Jersey...

, which serves students from Evesham Township

Evesham Township, New Jersey

Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The township population was 45,538 as of the 2010 United States Census....

, Medford Lakes

Medford Lakes, New Jersey

Medford Lakes is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,173....

, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township

Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

Mount Laurel Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, and is an edge city "suburb" of Philadelphia. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 40,221...

, Shamong Township, Southampton Township

Southampton Township, New Jersey

Southampton Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,388....

, Tabernacle Township

Tabernacle Township, New Jersey

Tabernacle Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,170....

 and Woodland Township

Woodland Township, New Jersey

- Local government :Woodland Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for...

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Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) are:
Elementary School

• Indian Mills Elementary School for grades K-4 (510 students)
  • Nicole Moore - Principal

Middle School

• Indian Mills Memorial School for grades 5-8 (424 students)
  • Timothy Carroll - Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Thomas Christensen, Superintendent
• Michael Mados, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Shamong Township Public Schools
• Data for the Shamong Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Lenape Regional High School District