Weymouth Township School District

Weymouth Township School District
Address
1202 Eleventh Avenue
Weymouth Township
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08317
United States
Coordinates39°24′18″N 74°48′58″W / 39.404996°N 74.816084°W / 39.404996; -74.816084
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentAlfred Lewis
Business administratorDawn Leary
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment145 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty15.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.weymouthtownshipschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,71828$18,891−6.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,5152814,1592.5%
2Classroom Instruction8,993318,6593.9%
6Support Services1,905212,167−12.1%
8Administrative Cost1,812511,54717.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,744351,6128.2%
13Extracurricular Activities4718104−54.8%
16Median Teacher Salary52,8781261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

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]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 145 students and 15.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[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 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 535 students and 51.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[10]

School

Weymouth Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 143 students in grades PreK-8 in the 2020–21 school year.[11]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Alfred 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Weymouth Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Weymouth Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Weymouth Township School District. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Weymouth Township School District. The Weymouth Township School District shall maintain a sending/receiving relationship for the education of students in grades nine through twelve. Composition: The Weymouth Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Weymouth Township."
  4. ^ Public School Directory 2023–2024, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Weymouth Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Weymouth Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....30. Weymouth Township (tie); Enrollment: 155; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Atlantic; Town population: 2,715"
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Buena Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 22, 2017. "The District’s high school serves students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough, along with students from the neighboring municipalities of Estell Manor and Weymouth Township through a sending/receiving relationship."
  10. ^ School data for Buena Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  11. ^ School data for the Weymouth Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Staff Directory, Weymouth Township School District. Accessed October 21, 2023.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Superintendent, Weymouth Township School District. Accessed October 21, 2023. "The Weymouth Township School District proudly serves 180 students from preschool to eighth grade. For grades nine through twelve, public school students attend Buena Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Buena Regional School District."
  15. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  16. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Weymouth Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed October 21, 2023. "The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. The District operates one school located in Dorothy. Weymouth Township is a member of the Buena Regional School District for Grades 9-12."
  17. ^ Board of Education, Weymouth Township School District. Accessed October 21, 2023.

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