West Deptford Public Schools
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The West Deptford Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Deptford Township
, in Gloucester County
, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,266 students and 174.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.8.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
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.
) are
Elementary Schools (K-4)
Middle School (5-8)
High School (9-12)
School district
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that serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Deptford Township
West Deptford Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,368 people, 7,719 households, and 5,125 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,218.4 people per square mile . There were 7,999 housing units at an average density of 503.2 per square mile...
, 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
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,266 students and 174.0 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 18.8.
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 "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 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Green-Fields Elementary School (559 students)
- Jon Cohen - Principal
- Oakview Elementary School (351 students)
- Sally Cohill - Principal
- Red Bank Elementary School (308 students)
- Karry Corbitt - Principal
Middle School (5-8)
- West Deptford Middle School (998 students)
- Brian Gismondi - Principal
- Jon Burnham - Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction
- Richard Badt - Assistant Principal of Discipline
High School (9-12)
- West Deptford High SchoolWest Deptford High SchoolWest Deptford High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Deptford Public Schools....
(1,050 students)- Kevin Kitchenman - Principal
- Kelly Saia - Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction
- Donna Martello - Assistant Principal, Attendance and Discipline
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Edward Wasilewski, Jr., Superintendent
- William Thompson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- West Deptford Public Schools
- Data for the West Deptford Public Schools, 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...