National Park School District

The National Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from National Park, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

National Park School District
Address
516 Lakehurst Avenue National Park, NJ 08063 United States
Coordinates	39.865589°N 75.182185°W / 39.865589; -75.182185
District information
Grades	PreK-6
Superintendent	Shannon Whalen
Business administrator	Donna Contrevo
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	274 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	24.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-6 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,685 29 $18,891 −6.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,693 39 13,649 15.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,441 36 8,366 12.8% 6 Support Services 2,858 50 2,161 32.3% 8 Administrative Cost 1,569 27 1,467 7.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,763 40 1,552 13.6% 13 Extracurricular Activities 36 21 39 −7.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 70,249 57 57,437 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 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 274 students and 24.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education 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.[4]

For seventh through twelfth grade, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school serving students from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 879 students and 81.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[7]

School

National Park Elementary School served 270 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2018–19 school year.[8]

• Carla E. Bittner, Principal[3]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[3][9]

• Shannon Whalen, Superintendent
• Donna Contrevo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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.[10][11][12]

References

1. District information for National Park Boro School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. About the School, National Park School District. Accessed May 11, 2020. "National Park School is a vibrant educational environment where teachers, students, families and community members work together to promote a love of learning. Comprised of approximately 50 staff members and 275 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, the school is located in National Park, a small town along the Delaware River."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
5. Gateway Regional High School District 2015 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Gateway Regional High School is a one school district located in Woodbury Heights, NJ. It serves students in grades 7-12 from the municipalities of National Park, Wenonah, Westville, and Woodbury Heights."
6. Shryock, Bob. "Plans are in the works for Gateway's 50th anniversary", Gloucester County Times, March 22, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2016. "The 50-year milestone is based on Gateway opening in the fall of 2014 when four sending districts (Woodbury Heights, Westville, National Park and Wenonah) split from Woodbury and sent seventh, eighth and ninth graders to the new school on Egg Harbor Road in Woodbury Heights."
7. School data for Gateway Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. Data for National Park Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. 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.
11. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the National Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The National Park 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. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades PreK-6."
12. Board Members & Meetings, National Park School District. Accessed May 11, 2020.

External links

• National Park School District
• National Park School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for National Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics