Upper Pittsgrove School District
School district in Salem County, New Jersey, US
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The Upper Pittsgrove School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]
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235 Pine Tavern Road
, Salem County, New Jersey, 08343United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.629146°N 75.201249°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Kristin Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Jessica Pate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 340 (as of 2024–25)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 34.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.0:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | DE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 340 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.[1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.[6] As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 550 students and 50.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[7]
Schools
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[10][11]
- Kristin Williams, superintendent[9] Williams serves as chief school administrator as part of a shared services agreement with the Mannington Township School District.[12]
- Jessica Pate, business administrator and board secretary[13]
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][17]