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206 East Holly Avenue
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08080United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°44′40″N 75°06′32″W / 39.74457°N 75.108991°W / 39.74457; -75.108991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | K-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Eric Hibbs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Janine M. Wechter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 7,202 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 651.3 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 11.1:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. stateofNew Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 11 schools, had an enrollment of 7,202 students and 651.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[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.[3]
For the 2005–06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Creating Proficient Readers and Writers" Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.[4]
For the 2004–05 school year, both Birches Elementary School[5] and Whitman Elementary School[6] were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest state honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10][11]
Core members of the district's administration are:[23]
The district's board of education, composed 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.[27][28][29]
Education in Gloucester County, New Jersey
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