| Lumberton Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Frank Logandro | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Thomas Fanuka | ||||
| Address: | Administration Offices Lumberton, NJ 08048 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 1,715 (as of 2007-08)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 83.2 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 20.6 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | FG | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.lumberton.k12.nj.us | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,260 | 19 | $12,420 | -9.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,633 | 15 | 7,588 | -12.6% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,535 | 28 | 1,771 | -13.3% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,531 | 59 | 1,411 | 8.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,454 | 46 | 1,462 | -0.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 106 | 57 | 97 | 9.3% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 52,910 | 31 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Lumberton Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. With an average addition of 80-100 students per year, Lumberton has been one of the most rapidly growing school districts in South Jersey for the past ten years.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 1,715 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.6.[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.[3]
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) comprising the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[4] The current population of the school is approximately 2,250 students. The school is located in Mount Holly Township and is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.
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Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the Lumberton Township School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Payday" Consumer, Family, and Life Skills program at Lumberton Middle School.[5]
Lumberton Middle School was recognized as a New Jersey Star School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Florence L. Walther School with 367 students in pre-Kindergarten to first grade - 390 students
- Janet Horan - Principal
- Ashbrook Elementary School with 396 students in grades 2 and 3 - 396 students
- Scott Dailey' - Principal
- Bobby's Run School with 385 students in grades 4 and 5 - 374 students
- Scott Heino - Principal
- Middle School
- Lumberton Middle School with 583 students in grades 6-8 - 578 students
- Patricia Hutchinson - Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[7]. Accessed June 24, 2008.</ref>[8]
- Frank Logandro, Superintendent
- Thomas Fanuka, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for the Lumberton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 24, 2008. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
- ^ Data for the Lumberton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2009.
- ^ District Administration, Lumberton Township Schools. Accessed June 24, 2008.
- ^ Burlington County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- Lumberton Township School District
- Lumberton Township School District's 2007–08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Lumberton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°58′08″N 74°47′50″W / 39.968979°N 74.79713°W
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