School district in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
| Jackson School District |
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151 Don Connor Boulevard
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08527
United States |
| Coordinates | 40°06′17″N 74°20′42″W / 40.104849°N 74.344924°W / 40.104849; -74.344924 |
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| Grades | K-12 |
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| Superintendent | Nicole Pormilli |
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| Business administrator | Michelle D. Richardson |
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| Schools | 10 |
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| Enrollment | 7,535 (as of 2021–22)[1] |
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| Faculty | 623.1 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 12.1:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | DE |
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| Website | www.jacksonsd.org |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
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K-12
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $16,138 | 18 | $18,891 | −14.6% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 13,014 | 25 | 14,783 | −12.0% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,609 | 13 | 8,763 | −13.2% | | 6 | Support Services | 2,082 | 39 | 2,392 | −13.0% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,284 | 25 | 1,485 | −13.5% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,464 | 32 | 1,783 | −17.9% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 281 | 63 | 268 | 4.9% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 57,850 | 15 | 64,043 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103 |
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The Jackson School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Jackson Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district operates six elementary schools serving grades K-5, two middle schools and two high schools.[4] In January 2015, the Jackson Board of Education voted to implement full-day kindergarten, which was introduced in September 2015.[5]
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,535 students and 623.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[6]
- ^ a b c d District information for Jackson 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.
- ^ Jackson Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Jackson Township School District. Composition: The Jackson Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Jackson Township."
- ^ About Our District, Jackson School District. Accessed December 23, 2023. "We educate almost 9,000 students in ten schools – six elementary, two middle and two high schools."
- ^ Oglesby, Amanda. "Jackson BOE approves full-day kindergarten", Asbury Park Press, January 21, 2015. Accessed March 20, 2015. "Jackson – The township's 5-year-olds will have full-day kindergarten when they start school in September. The Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to change Jackson's kindergarten program from half day to full day."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 25, 2015.