Moorestown Township Public Schools

Moorestown Township Public Schools
Address
803 North Stanwick Road
Moorestown
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08057
United States
Coordinates39°58′59″N 74°56′36″W / 39.983044°N 74.943329°W / 39.983044; -74.943329
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentJoe Bollendorf (interim)
Business administratorJames Heiser
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,884 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty345.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.mtps.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,90242$18,891−5.2%
1Budgetary Cost14,1754514,783−4.1%
2Classroom Instruction8,393378,763−4.2%
6Support Services2,569722,3927.4%
8Administrative Cost1,279241,485−13.9%
10Operations & Maintenance1,453301,783−18.5%
13Extracurricular Activities42410226858.2%
16Median Teacher Salary59,6102764,043
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

The Moorestown Township Public Schools (MTPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Moorestown, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising six schools, had an enrollment of 3,884 students and 345.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Notably, the district was part of a lawsuit in 2003 called Hornstine v. Township of Moorestown over attempted policy changes made by Moorestown High School.

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Moorestown Township 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. ^ Moorestown Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Moorestown Township Public Schools. Accessed February 19, 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 Moorestown Township School District. Composition: The Moorestown Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Moorestown Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 4, 2014.