Bridgeton Public Schools

Bridgeton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5]

Bridgeton Public Schools
Address
41 Bank Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
United States
Coordinates39.44111°N 75.223009°W / 39.44111; -75.223009
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. H. Victor Gilson (interim)
Business administratorNicole Albanese
Schools8
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment6,399 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty500.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.bridgeton.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,57751$18,891−1.7%
1Budgetary Cost15,8437614,7837.2%
2Classroom Instruction9,391778,7637.2%
6Support Services3,063922,39228.1%
8Administrative Cost1,517651,4852.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,574451,783−11.7%
13Extracurricular Activities19730268−26.5%
16Median Teacher Salary58,3501964,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 6,399 students and 500.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[1]

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.[6]

Students from Downe Township and some students from Lawrence Township (other students are sent to Millville Senior High School) attend the district's high school for ninth through twelfth grades as part of sending/receiving relationships.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10]

Pre-Schools
  • Geraldine O. Foster Early Childhood Center[11] (285 students in PreK)
Elementary schools
  • Broad Street School[12] (945; K-8)
  • Buckshutem Road School[13] (604; K-8)
  • Cherry Street School[14] (580; K-8)
  • ExCEL School[15] (enrollment not listed; K-8)
  • Indian Avenue School[16] (645; K-8)
  • Quarter Mile Lane School[17] (733; PreK-8)
  • West Avenue School[18] (723; K-8)
High school

Administration

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

  • Dr. H. Victor Gilson, Interim Superintendent
  • Nicole Albanese, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Bridgeton City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  4. What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  5. SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2020.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 21, 2014.
  7. Region Profile - Western/Southern Cumberland Region Strategic Plan Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cumberland Development Corporation, January 2003. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Students in grades 9-12 residing in Commercial, Maurice River and a portion of Lawrence Townships attend Millville High School. Students in Bridgeton, Downe and a portion of Lawrence Township attend Bridgeton High School."
  8. School Data for the Bridgeton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  9. Schools, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Bridgeton Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Geraldine O. Foster Early Childhood Center, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  12. Broad Street School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  13. Buckshutem Road School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  14. Cherry Street School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  15. ExCEL School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  16. Indian Avenue School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  17. Quarter Mile Lane School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  18. West Avenue School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  19. Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton Public Schools. Accessed December 5, 2019.
  20. District Website, Accessed December 5, 2019.
  21. New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
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