Weymouth Township School District
School district in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
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The Weymouth Township School District is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Weymouth Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]
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1202 Eleventh Avenue
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08317United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.404996°N 74.816084°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | PreK-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Al Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Dawn Leary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 161 (as of 2022–23)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 16.7 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 9.6:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | weymouthtownshipschool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 161 students and 16.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Weymouth was tied with the 30th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 155 students.[7]
The district is 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]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Buena Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Buena Regional School District. Students attend the high school from Buena and Buena Vista Township, along with students from Estell Manor, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[9] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 496 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[10]
School
Weymouth Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 156 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2022–23 school year.[11]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]
- Al Lewis, superintendent[14]
- Dawn Leary, school 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.[15][16][17]