Deptford Township Schools

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Coordinates39°48′31″N 75°05′32″W / 39.808488°N 75.092322°W / 39.808488; -75.092322
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentKevin Kanauss
Business administratorRon Latham
Deptford Township Schools
Address
890 Bankbridge Road
Sewell
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08080
United States
Coordinates39°48′31″N 75°05′32″W / 39.808488°N 75.092322°W / 39.808488; -75.092322
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentKevin Kanauss
Business administratorRon Latham
Schools8
Students and staff
Enrollment3,942 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty329.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.deptfordschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,3966$18,891−18.5%
1Budgetary Cost12,7501814,783−13.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,769158,763−11.3%
6Support Services1,690142,392−29.3%
8Administrative Cost1,409451,485−5.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,564441,783−12.3%
13Extracurricular Activities14914268−44.4%
16Median Teacher Salary58,5212064,043
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

The Deptford Township Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, comprising eight school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,942 students and 329.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice 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.[4] Available slots are announced annually by grade.[5]

The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[6]

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10][11]

Early childhood
  • Central Early Childhood Center[12] with 489 PreK students
    • Shelli Jones, principal
  • Pine Acres Early Childhood Center[13] with 240 kindergarten students
    • Reminka Williams, principal
Elementary schools
  • Good Intent School[14] with 334 students in grades 1-5
    • Jason Strouse, principal
  • Lake Tract School[15] with 382 students in grades 1-5
    • Danielle Lehman, principal
  • Oak Valley School[16] with 354 students in grades 1-5
    • Robert Rambo, principal
  • Shady Lane School[17] with 361 students in grades 1-5
    • John Merulla, principal
Middle school
  • Monongahela Middle School[18] with 704 students in grades 6-8
    • John Schilling, principal
High school
Special education
  • Deptford Transitional Learning Academy[20] which helps students with developmental or cognitive disabilities ages 14 to 21 learn life and career skills.[21]
    • Michael Nicely, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[22]

  • Kevin Kanauss, superintendent[23]
  • Ron Latham, business administrator and board secretary[24]

Board of education

References

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