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The Woodlynne School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodlynne, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5]

Coordinates39.919553°N 75.094059°W / 39.919553; -75.094059
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJackie Walters
Business administratorGreg Gontowski
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Woodlynne School District
Address
131 Elm Avenue
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08107
Coordinates39.919553°N 75.094059°W / 39.919553; -75.094059
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJackie Walters
Business administratorGreg Gontowski
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment388 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty37.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.woodlynne.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,8629$18,891−16.0%
1Budgetary Cost10,504214,159−25.8%
2Classroom Instruction6,50738,659−24.9%
6Support Services1,35742,167−37.4%
8Administrative Cost1,652321,5476.8%
10Operations & Maintenance93741,612−41.9%
13Extracurricular Activities5112104−51.0%
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64
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As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 388 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[1]

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.[6]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Collingswood High School in neighboring Collingswood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Collingswood Public Schools, together with students from Oaklyn, New Jersey.[7][8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 809 students and 67.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[9]

School

Woodlynne Public School served 383 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2022–23 school year. The school had an enrollment of 382 students in the 2014–15 school year.[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11]

  • Jackie Walters, superintendent and principal[12]
  • Greg Gontowski, business administrator[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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]

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