Pennsville School District

The Pennsville School District is a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pennsville Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.

Pennsville School District
30 Church Street
Pennsville, NJ 08070
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Michael Brodzik
Business administratorRichard Davidson
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment1,830 (as of 2012-13)[1]
Faculty165.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.05:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitehttp://www.psdnet.org/psdnet/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,56122$18,891−7.0%
1Budgetary Cost13,7122514,783−7.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,819218,763−10.8%
6Support Services2,208332,392−7.7%
8Administrative Cost1,811351,48522.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,542221,783−13.5%
13Extracurricular Activities333826824.3%
16Median Teacher Salary49,211164,043
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

The district operates three elementary schools, a middle school for grades 6-8 and a high school for grades 9-12. As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 1,830 students and 165.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.05:1.[1]

The district is 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.[3]

Awards and recognition

Penn Beach Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2012-13 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]

Elementary schools
  • Valley Park Elementary School[8] with 296 students in grades preK-1
    • Bobbie-Ann Jordan, Principal[9]
  • Central Park Elementary School[10] with 305 students in grades 2-3
    • Steven Hindman, Principal[11]
  • Penn Beach Elementary School[12] with 276 students in grades 4-5
    • Mark Zoppina, Principal[13]
Middle school
  • Pennsville Middle School[14] with 467 students in grades 6 - 8
    • Christina Collazo, Principal[15]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[18][19]

  • Dr. Michael Brodzik, Superintendent
  • Richard Davidson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
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References
  1. District information for Pennsville Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  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 March 5, 2015.
  4. McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor's Education Priorities Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 21, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  5. Statistical data for the Pennsville School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  6. Schools, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  7. New Jersey School Directory for the Pennsville School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  8. Valley Park Elementary School, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  9. Principal, Valley Park Elementary School. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  10. Central Park Elementary School, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  11. Principal, Central Park Elementary School. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  12. Penn Beach Elementary School, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  13. Principal, Penn Beach Elementary School. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  14. Pennsville Middle School, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  15. Middle School Faculty, Pennsville Middle School. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  16. Pennsville Memorial High School, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  17. Faculty, Pennsville High School. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  18. Administration, Pennsville School District. Accessed March 5, 2015.
  19. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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