School district in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
| Bridgeton Public Schools |
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41 Bank Street
, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 08302
United States |
| Coordinates | 39°26′28″N 75°13′23″W / 39.44111°N 75.223009°W / 39.44111; -75.223009 |
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| Grades | PreK-12 |
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| Superintendent | Celeste Merriweather |
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| Business administrator | Nicole Albanese |
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| Schools | 8 |
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| Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district |
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| Enrollment | 6,313 (as of 2020–21)[1] |
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| Faculty | 511.0 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 12.4:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | A |
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| Website | www.bridgeton.k12.nj.us |
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| Ind. |
Per pupil |
District
spending |
Rank
(*) |
K-12
average |
%± vs.
average
| | 1A | Total Spending | $18,577 | 51 | $18,891 | −1.7% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 15,843 | 76 | 14,783 | 7.2% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,391 | 77 | 8,763 | 7.2% | | 6 | Support Services | 3,063 | 92 | 2,392 | 28.1% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,517 | 65 | 1,485 | 2.2% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,574 | 45 | 1,783 | −11.7% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 197 | 30 | 268 | −26.5% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 58,350 | 19 | 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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Bridgeton Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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[3] 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.[4][5]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 6,313 students and 511.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.[6]
Students from Downe Township and some students from Lawrence Township (other students are sent to Millville Senior High School) attend the district's high school for ninth through twelfth grades as part of sending/receiving relationships.[7]
- ^ a b c d District information for Bridgeton City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ^ 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'."
- ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
- ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 21, 2014.
- ^ Region Profile - Western/Southern Cumberland Region Strategic Plan Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cumberland Development Corporation, January 2003. Accessed December 21, 2014. "Students in grades 9-12 residing in Commercial, Maurice River and a portion of Lawrence Townships attend Millville High School. Students in Bridgeton, Downe and a portion of Lawrence Township attend Bridgeton High School."