Logan Township School District

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Logan Township School District
Address
110 School Lane
Logan Township, NJ 08085
United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 39°44′55″N 75°19′58″W / 39.748539°N 75.332887°W / 39.748539; -75.332887
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentPatricia L. Haney
Business administratorSarah Bell
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment857 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty88.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,12741$18,891−9.3%
1Budgetary Cost15,5266914,1599.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,525718,65910.0%
6Support Services2,566702,16718.4%
8Administrative Cost1,398251,547−9.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,956741,61221.3%
13Extracurricular Activities7529104−27.9%
16Median Teacher Salary62,5505261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Logan Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Logan Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 857 students and 88.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[1]

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

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades are educated at Kingsway Regional High School under a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis to the Kingsway Regional School District, which serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 2,782 students and 210.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1.[7] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are Kingsway Regional Middle School[9] with 985 students in grades 7-8 and Kingsway Regional High School[10] with 1,752 students in grades 9-12.[11] Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.[12]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are:[14]

  • Center Square School[15] on Peachwood Drive with 247 students in grades PreK - 1
    • Beverly Green, Principal[16]
  • Logan Elementary School[17] located on School Lane with 372 students in grades 2-5
    • Catherine Kelly, Principal[16]
  • Logan Middle School[18] with 236 students in grades 6-8
    • Heather Moran, Principal[16]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][19]

  • Patricia L. Haney, Superintendent
  • Sarah Bell, 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.[20][21][22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Logan 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. ^ Logan Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Logan Township School District. Composition: The Logan Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Logan Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  6. ^ About Kingsway, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed July 15, 2017. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  7. ^ District information for Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ School Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Kingsway Regional High School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 9, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
  13. ^ School Data for the Logan Township School Districts, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  14. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Logan Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. ^ Center Square School, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d Administration, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  17. ^ Logan Elementary School, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  18. ^ Logan Middle School, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.
  19. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Logan Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 6, 2020. "The Logan Township School District (hereafter referred to as the “District”) is a Type II School District located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School 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."
  22. ^ Board of Education, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 6, 2020.

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