The Delanco Township School District is a community public school district

School district

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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Delanco Township

Delanco Township, New Jersey

Delanco Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 3,237....

, in Burlington County

Burlington County, New Jersey

There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 397 students and 36 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.03.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 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.

For grades 9-12, students attend Riverside High School

Riverside High School (New Jersey)

Riverside High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Riverside Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Riverside School District....

 in Riverside Township

Riverside Township, New Jersey

Riverside Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 7,911....

 as part of a sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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 with the Riverside School District

Riverside School District (New Jersey)

The Riverside School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Riverside Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States....

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Schools

Schools in the district, with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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, are:
Elementary School

• M. Joan Pearson Elementary School for grades K-5 (256 students)

Middle School

• Walnut Street Middle School for grades 6-8 (136 students)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Barbara Behnke, Superintendent / Principal
• Judith Jackson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The Delanco Board of Education is an elected board with nine members, each serving three-year terms. The board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the M. Joan Pearson Elementary School. Current board members are:

• Dennis Bryski - President
• Phil Jenkins - Vice President
• Kenneth Adams
• James DiMiero
• Daniel Faust
• Eric Hoffman
• JoAnn Donnelly
• Cynthia Wagstaff
• David Martin

External links

• Delanco Township School District
• Data for the Delanco Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National 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...