South Harrison Township School District

South Harrison Township School District
Address
904 Mullica Hill Road
Harrisonville
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08039
United States
Coordinates39°41′23″N 75°15′58″W / 39.689859°N 75.265999°W / 39.689859; -75.265999
District information
GradesPreK to 6
SuperintendentScott J. Hogan
Business administratorSarah Bell
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment334 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty25.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.southharrison.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,57410$18,891−17.6%
1Budgetary Cost11,136413,649−18.4%
2Classroom Instruction6,44538,366−23.0%
6Support Services1,799142,161−16.8%
8Administrative Cost1,353181,467−7.8%
10Operations & Maintenance1,482241,552−4.5%
13Extracurricular Activities4139−89.7%
16Median Teacher Salary46,626257,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

The South Harrison Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from South Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 334 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at South Harrison Township Elementary School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program.[7] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[8]

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.[9]

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District. The district also serves students from East Greenwich Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township, with the addition of students from Logan Township who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District.[10][11] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,868 students and 207.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[12] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[13]) are Kingsway Regional Middle School[14] with 1,023 students in grades 7-8 and Kingsway Regional High School[15] with 1,802 students in grades 9-12.[16][17] Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would have merged with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.[18]

School

South Harrison Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 315 students as of the 2020–21 school year.[19]

  • Scott J. Hogan, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20][21]

  • Scott J. Hogan, superintendent
  • Sarah Bell, business administrator and board secretary[22]

Board of education

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.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for South Harrison Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ South Harrison Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2021. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the South Harrison Township School District. Composition: The South Harrison Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Harrison Township."
  4. ^ 2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  9. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 29, 2014.
  10. ^ Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  11. ^ School Profile, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed November 29, 2014. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
  12. ^ District information for Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  13. ^ School Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  14. ^ Kingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.
  15. ^ Kingsway Regional High School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.
  16. ^ School Performance Reports for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed November 29, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
  19. ^ School Data for the South Harrison Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  20. ^ Administration, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.
  21. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  22. ^ Meet the Business Administrator, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.
  23. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  24. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2021. "The South Harrison Township School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II School District located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members' terms expire each year."
  25. ^ Board of Education, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2021. "The South Harrison Township School District is operated by a nine member, elected school board."