Plumsted Township School District

The Plumsted Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that educates students in kindergarten though twelfth grade (in addition to special education students in pre-kindergarten) from Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Plumsted Township School District
Address
117 Evergreen Road
New Egypt, NJ 08533
United States
Coordinates40.079825°N 74.532119°W / 40.079825; -74.532119
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentGerald North
Business administratorSean Gately
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,331 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty132.7 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,88026$18,891−5.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,2341714,783−10.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,752208,763−11.5%
6Support Services2,046272,392−14.5%
8Administrative Cost1,495131,4850.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,390101,783−22.0%
13Extracurricular Activities5313426898.1%
16Median Teacher Salary57,6801864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,331 students and 132.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[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.[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7][8][9]

Elementary schools
  • New Egypt Primary School had 98 students in grade PreK
  • Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School[10] with 508 students in grades K-5 (now PreK-5)
    • Walter Therien, Principal
Middle school
  • New Egypt Middle School[11] with 289 students in grades 6-8
    • Andrea Caldes, Principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]

  • Gerald North, Superintendent
  • Sean Gately, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with 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.[15][16][17]

References
  1. District information for Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Plumsted Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Plumested Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "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 twelve in the Plumsted Township School District. Composition: The Plumsted Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Plumsted Township."
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. School Data for the Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. Schools, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  7. About Plumsted, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  8. Public Schools Directory 2019-2020; Living and Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  10. Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  11. New Egypt Middle School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  12. New Egypt High School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  13. Administration, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. 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.
  16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "The Plumsted Township Public School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey. As a Type II 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."
  17. Board of Education Members, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020.
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