Brooklawn Public School District

Brooklawn Public School District
Address
301 Haakon Road
08030
United States
Coordinates39°52′45″N 75°07′10″W / 39.87912°N 75.119389°W / 39.87912; -75.119389
District information
GradesPreK to 8
SuperintendentSamuel A. Rosetti
Business administratorSam Dutkin
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment280 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty31.8 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.alicecostello.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,0522$18,891−25.6%
1Budgetary Cost10,287314,159−27.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,48668,659−25.1%
6Support Services1,40872,167−35.0%
8Administrative Cost1,07911,547−30.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,02741,612−36.3%
13Extracurricular Activities1734310466.3%
16Median Teacher Salary56,3962561,136
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 Brooklawn Public School District is a community public school district that serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Brooklawn, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 280 students and 31.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Alice Costello School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program.[5] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[6]

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.[7]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools.[8] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 587 students and 46.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Brooklawn Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Brooklawn Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification Archived October 22, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Brooklawn Public School District. Accessed August 26, 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 Brooklawn School District. The Brooklawn Board of Education shall maintain a sending relationship with the Gloucester City Board of Education for grades nine through twelve.. Composition: The Brooklawn School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Brooklawn Borough."
  4. ^ School Performance Reports for the Brooklawn Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  6. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 9, 2016.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Graham, Kristen A. "Brooklawn Considers Finding New District For High School Pupils", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2001. Accessed June 19, 2008. "The tiny Brooklawn system, comprising just over 300 students and one school, sends about 80 ninth through 12th graders to the neighboring Gloucester City district, which has more than 2,000 students and four schools."
  9. ^ School data for Gloucester City Jr. Sr. High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.