Commercial Township School District
Encyclopedia
The Commercial Township School District is a community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Commercial Township
, in Cumberland County, New Jersey
, United States
.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 671 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
Students in grades 9-12 attend high school in Millville
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Millville Public Schools
. Students attend Memorial High School
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
) are:
Elementary School
Middle School
School district
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that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Commercial Township
Commercial Township, New Jersey
Commercial Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
, United States
United States
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.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 671 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.
Students in grades 9-12 attend high school in Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools is a school district that serves the city of Millville, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....
. Students attend Memorial High School
Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey)
Memorial High School is a public high school in Millville, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school was built in 1925 and used as the Millville High School from 1925-1964 until the Millville Senior High School was built...
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Millville, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1943. Students from...
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary School
- Haleyville-Mauricetown School from preschool to fifth grade (462 students)
- Jean Smith - Principal
Middle School
- Port Norris Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grade (193 students)
- Robert Domico- Principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- John J. Saporito, Superintendent
- Frank Badessa, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Commercial Township School District
- Data for the Commercial Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...