The Upper Pittsgrove School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Pittsgrove, 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

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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 376 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4.

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.

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve attend 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 Woodstown

Woodstown, New Jersey

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, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township

Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey

Pilesgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,923....

 and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township

Alloway Township, New Jersey

Alloway Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 3,467....

, Oldmans Township

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....

 and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationship

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s with 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...

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School

Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 376 students as of the 2007-08 school year.

• Scott Eckstein - Principal

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

• Dr. Robert Bazzel, Superintendent
• Lisa DiNovi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Upper Pittsgrove School District
• Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Woodstown High School