The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District is a consolidated public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from two communities in Gloucester County

Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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. Communities in the district are Swedesboro

Swedesboro, New Jersey

Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,055....

 and Woolwich Township

Woolwich Township, New Jersey

Woolwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,032....

.

For grades 7-12, students are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District

Kingsway Regional School District

The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The district serves students in grades 7-12 from East Greenwich Township , South Harrison Township , Swedesboro...

. The district serves students from East Greenwich Township

East Greenwich Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,430 people, 1,901 households, and 1,515 families residing in the township. The population density was 368.1 people per square mile . There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 133.6 per square mile...

, Logan Township

Logan Township, New Jersey

Logan Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,032....

, South Harrison Township

South Harrison Township, New Jersey

South Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,417....

, Swedesboro

Swedesboro, New Jersey

Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,055....

 and Woolwich Township

Woolwich Township, New Jersey

Woolwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,032....

. Schools in the district are Kingsway Regional Middle School and Kingsway Regional High School

Kingsway Regional High School

Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional School District...

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As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,582 students and 120.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1.

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 "DE", the fifth 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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) are:

• Margaret C. Clifford School (Grade K, 231 students) in Swedesboro
  • Karen Pszwaro - Principal
• Charles C. Stratton School (Grades1-2, 511 students) in Woolwich Township
  • James Marchesani - Principal
• General Charles G. Harker School (Grades 3-5, 661 students) in Woolwich Township
  • Robert Titus - Principal
• Walter H. Hill School (Grade 6, 179 students) in Swedesboro
  • Karen Pszwaro - Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Victor P. Valeski, Superintendent
• Michael Griggel, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Swedesboro-Woolwich School District
• Data for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National 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...
  
  
• Kingsway Regional School District