School district in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
| Hamilton Township Schools |
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1876 Dennis Foreman Drive
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08330
United States |
| Coordinates | 39°27′20″N 74°40′44″W / 39.455686°N 74.678881°W / 39.455686; -74.678881 |
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| Grades | PreK-8 |
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| Superintendent | Jeffrey Zito |
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| Business administrator | Anne-Marie Fala |
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| Schools | 3 |
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| Enrollment | 2,974 (as of 2021–22)[1] |
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| Faculty | 254.4 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 11.7:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | CD |
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| Website | www.hamiltonschools.org |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
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K-8
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $16,257 | 23 | $18,891 | −13.9% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 11,893 | 13 | 14,159 | −16.0% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,146 | 8 | 8,659 | −17.5% | | 6 | Support Services | 1,882 | 25 | 2,167 | −13.2% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,288 | 14 | 1,547 | −16.7% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,485 | 40 | 1,612 | −7.9% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 83 | 35 | 104 | −20.2% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 48,780 | 2 | 61,136 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84 |
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The Hamilton Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 2,974 students and 254.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[1]
The district is 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]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township.[5] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 952 students and 87.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[6] The high school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving students at the district's two other schools, Absegami High School and Cedar Creek High School, from the other constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township and Mullica Township, together with students from the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County), who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.[7]
- ^ a b c d District information for Hamilton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ Hamilton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hamilton Township Schools. Accessed May 3, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre K through eight in the Hamilton Township School District. Composition: The Hamilton Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Hamilton."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2014.
- ^ Oakcrest High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Oakcrest High School is entering its 53rd school year of academic excellence. Oakcrest is a comprehensive high school located in Mays Landing that provides a secondary school education to Hamilton Township."
- ^ School data for Oakcrest High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2017. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township. The geographic area of the district is the largest in the state, covering 324 square miles. The student body of each of the district's three comprehensive high schools, Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, and Oakcrest High School, reflects the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of this geographic area."