Deerfield Township School District

The Deerfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

Deerfield Township School District
Address
419 Morton Avenue
Rosenhayn, NJ 08352
United States
Coordinates39.48193°N 75.133728°W / 39.48193; -75.133728
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentMary Steinhauer-Kula
Business administratorMelanie Allen
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment306 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty31.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupB
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,58222$18,891−6.9%
1Budgetary Cost11,868914,159−16.2%
2Classroom Instruction7,779148,659−10.2%
6Support Services1,34452,167−38.0%
8Administrative Cost1,436141,547−7.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,292121,612−19.9%
13Extracurricular Activities52104−95.2%
16Median Teacher Salary59,6974261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 306 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.[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.[3]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[4][5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,043 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1.[7] Seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with Deerfield Township assigned one of the nine seats.[8]

School

Deerfield Township School served a total enrollment of 307 students in grades PreK–8 as of 2018–19 (per the National Center for Education Statistics).[9]

  • Melinda Galasso, Assistant Principal[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

  • Mary Steinhauer-Kula, Chief School Administrator
  • Melanie Allen, Business Administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education has seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[12][13][14][15]

References
  1. District information for Deerfield Township 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 7, 2014.
  4. Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Cumberland Regional School District, located in Western Cumberland County, provides students with a comprehensive learning environment in a nurturing and personalized setting. The district serves students in grades 9-12 who reside in the municipalities of Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich & Stow Creek, Hopewell & Shiloh, and Upper Deerfield."
  5. Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
  6. Constituent Districts, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed February 20, 2020.
  7. School data for Cumberland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  8. Board of Education, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The Cumberland Regional School District is led by a nine-member Board of Education representing Cumberland Regional High School's constituent district municipalities: Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township."
  9. School Data for the Deerfield Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. Faculty and Staff, Deerfield Township School District. Accessed February 3, 2020.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  13. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Deerfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The Deerfield Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of seven (7) members elected to three (3) year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  14. Deerfield Township Board of Education District Policy 9110 - Membership and Terms of Office, Deerfield Township School District. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of seven (7) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of Deerfield Township, at the annual School Board election."
  15. Board of Education, Deerfield Township School District. Accessed February 20, 2020.
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