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Palmyra Public Schools

The Palmyra Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves the residents of Palmyra, in Burlington County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey. Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with both districts.^[3][4]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 953 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.^[5]

Schools[edit]

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics^[6]) are:^[7][8][9]

Elementary school

• Charles Street Elementary School^[10] with 457 students in grades PreK-6
  • Christopher Tracey, principal^[11]

Middle / High school

• Palmyra Middle School^[12] / Palmyra High School^[13] with 468 students in grades 7-12
  • Lisa Sabo, high school principal^[14]
  • Kenneth Holloway, middle school principal^[14]

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had children of all races attend the same school, but then grouped all of the black children in the same class with a black teacher.^[15]

Administration[edit]

Core members of the district's administration are:^[16][17]

• Brian J. McBride, superintendent
• William Blatchley, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education[edit]

The district's board of education, comprised of 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. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.^[18][19] The board also includes one representative from Beverly and one from Riverton.^[20]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Palmyra Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Palmyra Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• Palmyra Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics