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Brooklawn Public School District

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The Brooklawn Public School District is a community public school district that serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Brooklawn, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]

Coordinates39.87912°N 75.119389°W / 39.87912; -75.119389
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentSamuel A. Rosetti
Business administratorSam Dutkin
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Brooklawn Public School District
Address
301 Haakon Road
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08030
United States
Coordinates39.87912°N 75.119389°W / 39.87912; -75.119389
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentSamuel A. Rosetti
Business administratorSam Dutkin
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment263 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty33.3 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio7.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.alicecostello.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,0522$18,891−25.6%
1Budgetary Cost10,287314,159−27.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,48668,659−25.1%
6Support Services1,40872,167−35.0%
8Administrative Cost1,07911,547−30.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,02741,612−36.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1734310466.3%
16Median Teacher Salary56,3962561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71
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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 263 students and 33.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.9:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Alice Costello School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district.[5] Available slots are announced annually by grade.[6]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[7]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gloucester City High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools.[8] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 731 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.9:1.[9]

Schools

Alice Costello School served 263 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2023–24 school year.[10]

  • Samuel A. Rosetti, principal[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

  • Samuel A. Rosetti, superintendent
  • Sam Dutkin, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of 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. 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.[13][14][15]

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