Florence Township School District

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Florence Township School District
Address
201 Cedar Street
Florence, NJ 08518
United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 40°07′04″N 74°48′18″W / 40.117807°N 74.80513°W / 40.117807; -74.80513
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDonna Ambrosius
Business administratorMelissa Livengood
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,581 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty128.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,42729$18,891−2.5%
1Budgetary Cost11,871614,783−19.7%
2Classroom Instruction6,71848,763−23.3%
6Support Services1,60662,392−32.9%
8Administrative Cost1,39661,485−6.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,862381,7834.4%
13Extracurricular Activities28952687.8%
16Median Teacher Salary64,6103464,043
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 Florence Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,581 students and 128.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary schools
  • Roebling Elementary School[7] with 396 students in grades PreK-3
    • Christopher Butler, Principal
Middle school
  • Riverfront Middle School[8] with 694 students in grades 4-8
    • Jaime Mungo, Principal
    • Alex Taliaferro, Assistant Principal
High school
Defunct schools
  • In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had two schools for black children.[10]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

  • Donna Ambrosius, Superintendent
  • Melissa Livengood, 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Florence Township 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. ^ 2018–2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed June 24, 2020.
  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 Florence Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Florence Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Roebling Elementary School, Florence Township School District. Accessed June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Riverfront Middle School, Florence Township School District. Accessed June 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Florence Township Memorial High School, Florence Township School District. Accessed June 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education. Journal of Negro Education. 17 (1): 84–88. JSTOR 2966093. - CITED: p. 85.
  11. ^ Contact, Florence Township School District. Accessed June 24, 2020.
  12. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington 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 Florence Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 22, 2020. "The Florence Township School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, 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. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through twelfth at its three schools."
  15. ^ School Board, Florence Township School District. Accessed June 24, 2020.

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