Gloucester City Public Schools

Gloucester City Public Schools
Address
520 Cumberland Street
Gloucester City
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08030
United States
Coordinates39°53′43″N 75°07′18″W / 39.895328°N 75.121701°W / 39.895328; -75.121701
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentSean Gorman
Business administratorSarah Bell
Schools3
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment2,356 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty176.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.gcsd.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,17665$18,89122.7%
1Budgetary Cost19,0356614,78328.8%
2Classroom Instruction10,920668,76324.6%
6Support Services3,532652,39247.7%
8Administrative Cost1,701531,48514.5%
10Operations & Maintenance2,421661,78335.8%
13Extracurricular Activities4294526860.1%
16Median Teacher Salary61,1002364,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

Gloucester City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,356 students and 176.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[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.[7]

Students from Brooklawn attend the district's high school for ninth through twelfth grades as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Brooklawn Public School District.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Gloucester City 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. ^ Gloucester City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Gloucester City Public Schools. Accessed September 8, 2024. "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 Gloucester City School District. Composition: The Gloucester City School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Gloucester City."
  4. ^ What We Do: History, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v. Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."
  5. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 5, 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."