Clayton Public Schools

Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Clayton Public Schools
Address
350 East Clinton Street Clayton, NJ 08312
Coordinates	39.651807°N 75.097592°W / 39.651807; -75.097592
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Nikolaos Koutsogiannis
Business administrator	Fran Adler
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,453 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty	115.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,951 15 $18,891 −10.3% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,442 2 14,783 −22.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,816 5 8,763 −22.2% 6 Support Services 1,525 4 2,392 −36.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,529 15 1,485 3.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,159 3 1,783 −35.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 356 11 268 32.8% 16 Median Teacher Salary 50,834 3 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,453 students and 115.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[1]

Clayton Public Schools are classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[4]

Clayton Public Schools provides a variety of opportunities for students in academics, co-curricular activities, athletics, communications, technology, fine and performing arts, and school-based student services. Through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Grant Initiative, Clayton Schools offers counseling and assistance to students and families by providing an on-site counseling center located in the Herma Simmons Elementary School. The District also offers a School-Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP), Clayton Place, which is housed in its high school/middle school, to provide counseling, tutoring, and recreation activities for students at the secondary level. In addition to a very active and dedicated Home and School Association, Clayton School District has developed strong partnerships with local constituents and recognizes those relationships as vital to its success.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary school

• Herma S. Simmons Elementary School[8] with 667 students in grades PreK-5
  • Scott G. Uribe, Principal[9]
  • Alicia Fragoso, Assistant Principal[9]

Middle school

• Clayton Middle School[10] with 345 students in grades 6-8
  • Marvin Tucker, Principal[9]
  • Matthew Slater, Assistant Principal[9]

High School

• Clayton High School[11] with 416 students in grades 9-12
  • Joseph Visalli, Principal[9]
  • Daniel Antonelli, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director[9]

Administration

Core members of Clayton School District's administration are:[9][12]

• Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, Superintendent
• Fran Adler, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Clayton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Clayton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Clayton School District. Composition The Clayton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clayton."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
5. School Data for the Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
6. Our Schools, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed October , 2017.
7. New Jersey School Directory for the Clayton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
8. Herma S. Simmons Elementary School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
9. District Administration. Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
10. Clayton Middle School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
11. Clayton High School, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Clayton Borough School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 16, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year."
15. Board of Education, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020.

External links

• Clayton Public Schools
• Clayton Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Clayton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Clayton High School receives second bronze medal from USNews and World Report