Pine Hill Schools

The Pine Hill Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pine Hill, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Pine Hill Schools
Address
1003 Turnersville Road Pine Hill, NJ 08021 United States
Coordinates	39.808877°N 75.003091°W / 39.808877; -75.003091
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Dr. Kenneth Koczur
Business administrator	Deborah Piccirillo
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,899 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	168.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	B
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $20,146 57 $18,891 6.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,393 55 14,783 4.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,102 58 8,763 3.9% 6 Support Services 2,099 38 2,392 −12.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,452 25 1,485 −2.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,242 64 1,783 25.7% 13 Extracurricular Activities 406 42 268 51.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,321 16 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,899 students and 168.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[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.[3]

Following the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District, Overbrook High School became part of the Pine Hill district as of September 2001, with students from Berlin Township and Clementon attending the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[4][5][6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9]

Elementary schools

• Dr. Albert Bean Elementary School[10] with 370 students in grades PreK-5
  • Dan Schuster, Principal
• John H. Glenn Elementary School[11] with 453 students in grades PreK-5
  • James Vacca, Principal

Middle school

• Pine Hill Middle School[12] with 377 students in grades 6-8
  • Kathleen Klemick, Principal

High school

• Overbrook High School[13] with 656 students in grades 9-12
  • Adam Lee, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

• Dr. Kenneth Koczur, Superintendent
• Deborah Piccirillo, 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.[16][17] Berlin Township and Clementon are represented on the board by members appointed by the sending district.[18]

References

1. District information for Pine Hill 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. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
4. Lindsey, Nedra. 'Overbrook High's Name Will Probably Remain A Referendum For A Change Barely Passed In Berlin Twp., Where The Mayor Says The Label Has A Negative Image.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 2000. Accessed August 25, 2014. "The opportunity to rename the Pine Hill school results from the breakup of Lower Camden County Regional School District. Because of the dissolution, Pine Hill will assume control of Overbrook Regional High School.... Clementon and Berlin Township will send their students to Overbrook Regional High School next fall."
5. Clementon School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 11, 2017. "The Clementon School District serves approximately 435 students in grades preschool through eight. These students all attend Clementon Elementary School. Clementon students in grades nine through twelve attend Overbrook High School in the Pine Hill School District."
6. District Profile, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed January 11, 2017. "Pine Hill School District is composed of four schools which include Dr. Albert Bean Elementary School, John Glenn Elementary School, Pine Hill Middle School, and Overbrook High School. Students from both Clementon and Berlin Township School Districts join those residing in Pine Hill to attend Overbrook High School."
7. School Data for the Pine Hill Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School Information, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
9. New Jersey School Directory for the Pine Hill Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
10. Dr. Albert Bean Elementary School, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
11. John H. Glenn Elementary School, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
12. Pine Hill Middle School, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
13. Overbrook High School, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
14. Administration, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.
15. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
16. 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.
17. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Borough of Pine Hill School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 13, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, 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-terms and two members from the sending districts. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year."
18. Board Members, Pine Hill Schools. Accessed May 13, 2020.

External links

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