Palmyra Public Schools

Palmyra Public Schools
Address
301 Delaware Avenue
Palmyra
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08065
United States
Coordinates40°00′13″N 75°01′40″W / 40.003684°N 75.027719°W / 40.003684; -75.027719
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentBrian J. McBride
Business administratorWilliam R. Blatchley
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment953 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty79.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.1:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,41621$18,891−7.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,2161514,783−10.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,599168,763−13.3%
6Support Services1,925212,392−19.5%
8Administrative Cost1,39251,485−6.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,598251,783−10.4%
13Extracurricular Activities67447268151.5%
16Median Teacher Salary58,1652064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Palmyra Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves the residents of Palmyra, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with both districts.[3][4]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 953 students and 79.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Palmyra Public 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. ^ Administration Archived 2016-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Palmyra Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 2017. "Palmyra Public Schools offers a wide range of educational programs for the residents of Palmyra, Beverly City, and Riverton, New Jersey. These programs include a preschool handicapped program at Delaware Avenue Elementary School, a K-6 elementary program at Charles Street Elementary School, and a 7-12 program at Palmyra High School."
  4. ^ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2017.
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 11, 2014.