Pemberton Township School District

Pemberton Township School District
Address
One Egbert Street
Pemberton Township
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08068
United States
Coordinates39°58′29″N 74°40′46″W / 39.974615°N 74.679487°W / 39.974615; -74.679487
District information
GradesPreK to 12
SuperintendentJeff Havers
Business administratorPasquale Yacovelli
Schools9
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment4,443 (as of 2021–22)[1]
FacultyNA[1]
Student–teacher ratioNA[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
Websitewww.pemberton.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,45996$18,89124.2%
1Budgetary Cost19,03510014,78328.8%
2Classroom Instruction11,2401008,76328.3%
6Support Services3,6621022,39253.1%
8Administrative Cost1,637811,48510.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,046861,78314.8%
13Extracurricular Activities21940268−18.3%
16Median Teacher Salary82,0419864,043
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

Pemberton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district headquartered in Pemberton Township, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3][4] 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[5] 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.[6][7] The school district serves Pemberton Township (including the communities of Browns Mills, Country Lake Estates, Pemberton Heights and Presidential Lakes Estates and the Pemberton Township portion of Fort Dix) along with Pemberton Borough.[8][4]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising nine schools, had an enrollment of 4,443 students.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second 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.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Pemberton Township 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. ^ Pemberton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Pemberton Township School District. Accessed January , 2023. "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 Pemberton Township School District. Composition: The Pemberton Township School District is composed of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Pemberton Township and Pemberton Borough."
  4. ^ a b District Overview, Pemberton Township School District. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Pemberton Township Schools serves approximately 5,000 students from Pemberton Township, Pemberton Borough and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. With a dedicated early childhood education center serving 3 and 4 year-old pre-kindergarten students, seven elementary schools (grades kindergarten through 5th), two middle schools (one for grade 6, another for grades 7 and 8), and high school (grades 9-12), Pemberton Township Schools provide a quality, comprehensive education for all students."
  5. ^ 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'."
  6. ^ What We Do, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  7. ^ SDA Districts, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Pemberton Township Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 8, 2017. "Our student population of over 5000 students come from Pemberton Township, Pemberton Borough and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst."
  9. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.