Pennsauken Public Schools
School district in Camden County, New Jersey, US
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The Pennsauken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
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1695 Hylton Road
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08110United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.983177°N 75.028535°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Dr. James Bevere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | John Ogunkanmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 4,828 (as of 2022–23)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 415.5 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.6:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 4,828 students and 415.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[1]
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.[4]
History
Students from Merchantville had attended the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship that began in 1972, when the borough's high school was closed.[5] For years, the Merchantville district had sought to end the relationship with the Pennsauken district.[6] In the wake of a 2015 decision by the New Jersey Department of Education, Merchantville students began attending Haddon Heights High School starting in the 2015–16 school year, as part of a transition that would be fully in place in the 2018–19 school year.[7][8]
Governance
In 1996 the district stated that a parent survey on school uniforms showed 68% of respondents favoring them.[9]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11][12][13]
- Preschool
- Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center[14] (with 139 students in PreK)
- Danielle McGowan, principal[15]
- Elementary schools
- G. H. Carson Elementary School[16] (359; K–3)
- Diane D. Joyce, principal[17]
- Delair Elementary School[18] (269; K–3)
- Rosalyn Lawrence, principal[19]
- George B. Fine Elementary School[20] (285; PreK–3)
- Thomas Honeyman, principal[21]
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School[22] (373; PreK–3)
- Susan P. Galloza, principal[23]
- Pennsauken Intermediate School[24] (645; 4–5)
- Tanya Harmon, principal[25]
- Middle school
- High schools
Administration
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of 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. 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.[36][37][38]