Clayton Public Schools

Clayton Public Schools
Address
350 East Clinton Street
Clayton
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08312
United States
Coordinates39°39′07″N 75°05′51″W / 39.651807°N 75.097592°W / 39.651807; -75.097592
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentNikolaos Koutsogiannis
Business administratorFran Adler
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,463 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty117.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.claytonps.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,95115$18,891−10.3%
1Budgetary Cost11,442214,783−22.6%
2Classroom Instruction6,81658,763−22.2%
6Support Services1,52542,392−36.2%
8Administrative Cost1,529151,4853.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,15931,783−35.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3561126832.8%
16Median Teacher Salary50,834364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

Clayton Public Schools form a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the town of Clayton, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,463 students and 117.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[1]

Clayton Public Schools are classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[4]

Clayton Public Schools provides a variety of opportunities for students in academics, co-curricular activities, athletics, communications, technology, fine and performing arts, and school-based student services. Through the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Grant Initiative, Clayton Schools offers counseling and assistance to students and families by providing an on-site counseling center located in the Herma Simmons Elementary School. The district also offers a School-Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP), Clayton Place, which is housed in its high school/middle school, to provide counseling, tutoring, and recreation activities for students at the secondary level. In addition to a very active and dedicated Home and School Association, Clayton School District has developed strong partnerships with local constituents and recognizes those relationships as vital to its success.

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Clayton Public 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. ^ Clayton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020. "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 twelve in the Clayton School District. Composition The Clayton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clayton."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.