Lawrence Township School District

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Coordinates39°20′20″N 75°12′13″W / 39.339008°N 75.203601°W / 39.339008; -75.203601
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentSteve Price (interim)
Business administratorLisa DiNovi
Lawrence Township School District
Address
225 Main Street
, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 08311
United States
Coordinates39°20′20″N 75°12′13″W / 39.339008°N 75.203601°W / 39.339008; -75.203601
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentSteve Price (interim)
Business administratorLisa DiNovi
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment484 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty44.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.myronlpowell.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,86410$18,891−16.0%
1Budgetary Cost11,070414,159−21.8%
2Classroom Instruction7,30568,659−15.6%
6Support Services1,19622,167−44.8%
8Administrative Cost1,23441,547−20.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,183131,612−26.6%
13Extracurricular Activities109281044.8%
16Median Teacher Salary61,9363661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 484 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[1]

The district is 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.[5]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students in Lawrence Township are assigned to one of two school districts based on the location of their residence. Students attend high school either in Bridgeton or Millville, based on sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts, the Bridgeton Public Schools and the Millville Public Schools.[6][7] Students sent to Bridgeton attend Bridgeton High School.[8] Students sent to Millville join students from Commercial Township and Maurice River Township at Millville High School.[9][10]

The Myron L. Powell School had an enrollment of 480 students in grades PreK-8 the 2022–23 school year.[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Steve Price, interim superintendent
  • Lisa DiNovi, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

References

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