Folsom Borough School District

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Folsom Borough School District
Address
1357 Mays Landing Road
Folsom, NJ 08037
Atlantic County
United States
Coordinates39°36′23″N 74°50′45″W / 39.606359°N 74.845893°W / 39.606359; -74.845893Coordinates: 39°36′23″N 74°50′45″W / 39.606359°N 74.845893°W / 39.606359; -74.845893
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentDr. Matthew Mazzoni
Business administratorChristopher Veneziani
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment410 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty39.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.folsomschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,6422$18,891−22.5%
1Budgetary Cost13,6242514,159−3.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,972208,659−7.9%
6Support Services2,202302,1671.6%
8Administrative Cost1,600251,5473.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,683401,6124.4%
13Extracurricular Activities1594010452.9%
16Median Teacher Salary51,228361,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

Folsom Borough School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Folsom, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Folsom Elementary School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first 10 districts statewide to participate in the program.[3][4] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 410 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[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.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Hammonton High School, in Hammonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hammonton Public Schools, alongside students from Waterford Township, who attend for grades 7-12 as part of an agreement with the Waterford Township School District.[7][8][9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,393 students and 97.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.[10]

School[]

  • Folsom School served 402 students in grades PreK - 8 as of the 2018–19 school year.[11]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Dr. Matthew Mazzoni, Superintendent / Principal[14]
  • Christopher Veneziani, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

Board of education[]

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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.[16][17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Folsom Borough 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. ^ School Choice Intro, Folsom Elementary School District. Accessed January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  5. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 2, 2017.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Hammonton Public Schools 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Hammonton Public School System serves children from Hammonton, Waterford, and Folsom – as well as over 140 NJ Department of Education Choice students."
  8. ^ Schools, Towns of Hammonton. Accessed June 6, 2016. "Residents from Waterford attend grades 7 through 12. Residents of Folsom and Collings Lakes attend the Hammonton High School in grades 9 through 12 at a brand-new high school on a 118-acre campus."
  9. ^ Puko, Timothy. "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 6, 2016. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."
  10. ^ School data for Hammonton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. ^ School Data for the Folsom School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Administration, Folsom Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Chief School Administrator, Folsom Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
  15. ^ Business Administrator, Folsom Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.
  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 Folsom School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Borough of Folsom School District is a Type II District located in the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of seven members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that two or three members' terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades Pre-K-8."
  18. ^ Board of Education Members, Folsom Borough School District. Accessed September 3, 2020.

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