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Riverside School District (New Jersey)

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

Coordinates40.034705°N 74.955641°W / 40.034705; -74.955641
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentMichael Adams
Business administratorRobert O'Brien
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Riverside School District
Address
112 East Washington Street
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08075
United States
Coordinates40.034705°N 74.955641°W / 40.034705; -74.955641
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentMichael Adams
Business administratorRobert O'Brien
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,470 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty108.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.riverside.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,77212$18,891−11.2%
1Budgetary Cost13,2501814,783−10.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,935238,763−9.4%
6Support Services1,803112,392−24.6%
8Administrative Cost1,493111,4850.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,518211,783−14.9%
13Extracurricular Activities4683126874.6%
16Median Teacher Salary63,4493264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49
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As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,470 students and 108.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1.[1]

Students from Delanco Township attend Riverside High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Delanco Township School District.[4][5][6]

History

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had a school for black children.[7]

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.[8]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[9]) are:[10][11][12]

Elementary school
  • Riverside Elementary School[13] with 708 students in grades PreK–5
    • Scott Shumway, principal[14]
Middle school
  • Riverside Middle School[15] with 292 students in grades 6–8
    • Elizabeth Follis, principal[16]
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[19][20]

  • Michael Adams, superintendent
  • Robert O'Brien, business administrator and board secretary

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.[21][22] A tenth member is appointed by Delanco Township to represent its interests on the Riverside Township Board of Education.[23]

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