Buena Regional School District

Buena Regional School District
Address
914 Main Avenue
Richland
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08350
United States
Coordinates39°30′08″N 74°53′49″W / 39.50213°N 74.896921°W / 39.50213; -74.896921
District information
GradesPre-K to 12
SuperintendentDavid Cappuccio Jr.
Business administratorPasquale Yacovelli
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment1,691 (as of 2020–21)[1]
Faculty150.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.buenaschools.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,12851$18,8911.3%
1Budgetary Cost13,7503614,783−7.0%
2Classroom Instruction8,004298,763−8.7%
6Support Services2,372512,392−0.8%
8Administrative Cost1,491311,4850.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,515271,783−15.0%
13Extracurricular Activities3582626833.6%
16Median Teacher Salary64,2964064,043
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

The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township, two municipalities in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] Students are sent to the district's high school for grades 9 - 12 from both Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.[4][5]

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 1,691 students and 150.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[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]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Buena Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Buena Regional School District. Accessed February 29, 2020. "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 Buena Regional School District. Composition: The Buena Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. The Buena Regional School District has a receiving school relationship with Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township."
  4. ^ Buena Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived August 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive, regional public school district. The District’s three elementary and middle school serve students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. The District’s high school serves students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough, along with students from the neighboring municipalities of Estell Manor and Weymouth Township through a sending/receiving relationship."
  5. ^ About, Buena Regional School District. Accessed December 15, 2022. "The district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Students from Weymouth and Estell Manor join students from Buena Vista Township, Buena Borough."
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2014.