Mantua Township School District

The Mantua Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Mantua Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

Mantua Township School District
Address
684 Main Street Sewell, NJ 08080 United States
Coordinates	39.762206°N 75.160998°W / 39.762206; -75.160998
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Dr. Robert J. Fisicaro
Business administrator	Dr. Robert J. Fisicaro (Business Administrator) Michelle Daminger (Board Secretary)
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,266 (as of 2017–18)[1]
Faculty	110.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,287 17 $18,891 −13.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,621 20 13,649 −0.2% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,743 27 8,366 4.5% 6 Support Services 1,925 19 2,161 −10.9% 8 Administrative Cost 1,400 21 1,467 −4.6% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,514 27 1,552 −2.4% 13 Extracurricular Activities 39 22 39 0.0% Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,266 students and 110.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[3]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Clearview Regional High School District, which serves students from Harrison Township and Mantua Township.[4][5][6] Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are Clearview Regional Middle School[8] with 828 students (grades 7 and 8) and Clearview Regional High School[9] with 1,494 students (grades 9-12).[10] Seats on the high school district's nine-member board are allocated based on population, with five seats assigned to Mantua Township.[11]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017–18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14]

• Sewell School[15] in Sewell with 283 students in pre-kindergarten through Kindergarten
• Centre City School[16] with 455 students in grades 1 - 3
• J. Mason Tomlin School[17] with 529 students in grades 4 - 6

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18]

• Dr. Robert J. Fisicaro, Superintendent[19]
• Dr. Robert J. Fisicaro, Business Administrator[20]
• Michelle Daminger, Board Secretary[20]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees 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.[21][22][23]

References

1. District information for Mantua Township 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2014.
4. Clearview Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 25, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the Clearview Regional High School District. Composition: The Clearview Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Harrison Township and Mantua Township."
5. Clearview Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 25, 2020. "The Clearview Regional High School District serves the townships of Harrison and Mantua. The district is comprised of a Middle School (7-8) and High School (9-12), educating approximately 2,450 students."
6. About Us, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 25, 2000. "The Clearview Regional High School District serves the townships of Harrison and Mantua. The district is comprised of a Middle School (7-8) and High School (9-12), educating approximately 2,450 students."
7. School Data for the Clearview Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
8. Clearview Regional Middle School, Clearview Regional School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
9. Clearview Regional High School, Clearview Regional School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Clearview Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
11. Board Members, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
12. School Data for the Mantua Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
13. District Information, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020. "Students in our township attend one of three schools based on grade. Our Sewell School educates students in grades pre-k and kindergarten, our Centre City School educates students in grades 1 - 3, and our J. Mason Tomlin School educates all of the township's students in grades 4 - 6. As a sending district to the Clearview Regional High School District, all Mantua Township students attend Clearview Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8, and Clearview Regional High School for grades 9 through 12."
14. New Jersey School Directory for the Mantua Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
15. Sewell School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
16. Centre City School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
17. J. Mason Tomlin School, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
18. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
19. Superintendent, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
20. Business Office, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.
21. 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.
22. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Mantua Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 25, 2020. "The Mantua Township 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 is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms."
23. Board Members, Mantua Township School District. Accessed March 25, 2020.

External links

• Mantua Township School District
• Mantua Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Mantua Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Clearview Regional High School District