The Weymouth Township School District is a public school district

School district

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 serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Weymouth Township

Weymouth Township, New Jersey

Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 2,715....

, in Atlantic County

Atlantic County, New Jersey

-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States

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.

For grades 9-12, students attend Buena Regional High School

Buena Regional High School

Buena Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school founded in 1971 to serve students in grades 9 - 12 from five communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Buena Regional School District. Municipalities served by the district are Buena...

 as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Buena Regional School District

Buena Regional School District

The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional school district serving approximately 2,100 students in grades K - 12 from two communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Municipalities served by the district are Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township...

. Students attend the high school from Buena

Buena, New Jersey

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 and Buena Vista Township

Buena Vista Township, New Jersey

Buena Vista Township is a township located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 7,570....

, along with students from Estell Manor

Estell Manor, New Jersey

Estell Manor is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 1,735.Estell Manor was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1925, from portions of Weymouth Township.-Geography:Estell Manor is...

 and Newfield

Newfield, New Jersey

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, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 256 students and 19.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.

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 "B", the second 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.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Donna Van Horn, Ed.D. - Superintendent
  Superintendent (education)
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  /Principal
• Maggie Betz - School Business Administrator/Board Secretary

External links

• Weymouth Township School District
• Data for the Weymouth Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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