Mount Ephraim Public Schools

Mount Ephraim Public Schools
Address
125 South Black Horse Pike
Mount Ephraim
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08059
United States
Coordinates39°52′45″N 75°05′07″W / 39.879263°N 75.085282°W / 39.879263; -75.085282
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentMichael Hunter
Business administratorChristopher Eberly
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment413 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty38.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.mtephraimschools.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,66916$18,891−11.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,4032114,159−5.3%
2Classroom Instruction7,710128,659−11.0%
6Support Services2,432402,16712.2%
8Administrative Cost1,643301,5476.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,585331,612−1.7%
13Extracurricular Activities345104−67.3%
16Median Teacher Salary58,3582661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mount Ephraim Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Ephraim, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 413 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[3]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Audubon High School, in Audubon, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Audubon School District.[4][5] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 804 students and 66.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Mt. Ephraim School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Nicolosi, Peggy. "Report on Non-Operating School District: Audubon Park", Camden County Executive County Superintendent, June 30, 2009. Accessed December 13, 2014. "In addition to students from Audubon Park, Audubon also receives high school students from Mount Ephraim Public Schools."
  5. ^ Rothschild, Barbara S. "Educators say consolidating school districts doesn't add up", copy of article from Courier-Post, January 10, 2010. Accessed December 13, 2014. "Oaklyn is also considering a merge with K-12 Audubon, which already accepts students from Mount Ephraim and the nonoperating Audubon Park district."
  6. ^ School data for Audubon Junior/Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.