Collingswood Public Schools

Collingswood Public Schools
Address
200 Lees Avenue
Collingswood
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08108
United States
Coordinates39°54′46″N 75°04′01″W / 39.912914°N 75.066992°W / 39.912914; -75.066992
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentFredrick McDowell
Business administratorBeth Ann Coleman
Schools9
Students and staff
Enrollment2,264 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty200.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.collingswood.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,64446$18,891−1.3%
1Budgetary Cost15,7115614,7836.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,178598,7634.7%
6Support Services2,415542,3921.0%
8Administrative Cost1,593471,4857.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,981601,78311.1%
13Extracurricular Activities5316026898.1%
16Median Teacher Salary61,7502864,043
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 Collingswood Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Collingswood, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 2,264 students and 200.4 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 "FG", the fourth-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]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodlynne attend Collingswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Woodlynne School District. Students in grades 6-12 from Oaklyn attend Collingswood's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Oaklyn Public School District.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Collingswood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Collingswood Board of Education District Bylaws 0110 - Identification, Collingswood Public School. Accessed January 19, 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 12 in the Collingswood School District. Composition: The Collingswood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Collingswood."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Collingswood High School, South Jersey magazine. Accessed December 13, 2014. "Collingswood High School serves about 850 students in grades nine through twelve from the Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne school districts."
  6. ^ Giordano, Rita. "N.J. puts pressure on schools to share Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne are just three districts being pushed to combine services - or more.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2009. Accessed December 13, 2014. "Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne, she said, are reasonable candidates for administrative sharing. Oaklyn Superintendent Tommy Stringer is due to retire in December, and Woodlynne has an interim superintendent, Walter Rudder. Collingswood Superintendent Scott Oswald is established and well-regarded. Oaklyn and Woodlynne students attend Collingswood High School."