Eastern Camden County Regional High School District

The Eastern Camden County Regional High School District is a limited-purpose, regional public school district for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township, three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Eastern Camden County Regional HS District
Address
1401 Laurel Oak Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Coordinates39.846284°N 74.98674°W / 39.846284; -74.98674
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentRobert S. Cloutier
Business administratorDiana Schiraldi
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,988 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty145.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitehttp://www.eccrsd.us/
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		9-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,6906$18,891−6.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,7471715,592−5.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,868108,807−10.7%
6Support Services2,329232,2941.5%
8Administrative Cost1,603201,5920.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,140321,9549.5%
13Extracurricular Activities72114873−17.4%
16Median Teacher Salary73,8513571,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 1,988 students and 145.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.[4]

The district was established in 1965, with 35 professional staff and 495 students. It has grown rapidly with two additions to the original plant and the completion of the Intermediate High School in 1992. The school district has a certified network of 500-plus Apple Macintosh computer workstations. Eastern has a professional staff of more than 200. As a comprehensive secondary school, Eastern is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education. The average academic class size is 24. Daily student attendance averages more than 92.5% and the annual dropout rate is less than 2%.[5]

Schools
  • Eastern Regional High School is the district's lone high school for grades 9-12. As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,957 students.[6]
    • Robert Tull, Principal[7]

Administration

Core members of the District's administration are:[7][8][9]

  • Robert S. Cloutier, Superintendent
  • Diana Schiraldi, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[10][11] Representation on the Board of Education is determined by the population of each of the three sending districts, with two seats allocated to Berlin Borough, one to Gibbsboro and six to Voorhees Township.[12]

References
  1. District information for Eastern Camden County Regional 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. Eastern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Our school is a public regional high school serving students in grades 9 through 12. The student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 2, 2014.
  5. Overview, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed November 2, 2014.
  6. School data for Eastern Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. District Administration, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.
  8. Board of Education, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed February 3, 2017.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. 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.
  11. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Eastern Camden County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The school district is a regional high school district; therefore the terms are staggered based on the municipality each board member represents."
  12. Board of Education, Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Members are elected for three-year terms of service to the community and the school. Representation on the board is determined proportionately based on the populations of the three sending districts, Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
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