Gibbsboro School District
School district in Camden County, New Jersey, US
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The Gibbsboro School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Gibbsboro, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]
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37 Kirkwood Road
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08026United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.837517°N 74.968054°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK - 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Jack Marcellus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Jim Cordery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 280 (as of 2023–24)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 34.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 8.2:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 280 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.[1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Eastern Regional High School, part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District, a limited-purpose, public regional school district that also serves students from the constituent communities of Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township.[7] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,898 students and 144.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[8]
Awards and recognition
The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development recognized the Gibbsboro School as 2013 New Jersey School of Character, one of 11 schools in the state to earn the honor.[9] The school was recognized as a National School of Character Finalist in March 2014.
School
Administration
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.[14][15][16]