Edgewater Park School District

The Edgewater Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in grades from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Edgewater Park Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Edgewater Park School District
Address
25 Washington Avenue Edgewater Park, NJ 08010 United States
Coordinates	40.055948°N 74.913703°W
District information
Grades	pre-K to 8
Superintendent	Dr. Roy A. Rakszawski
Business administrator	Nancy Lane
Schools	2
Students and staff
Enrollment	910 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	76.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.edgewaterparksd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,578 30 $18,891 −12.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,240 30 14,159 −6.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,758 22 8,659 −10.4% 6 Support Services 2,375 58 2,167 9.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,647 51 1,547 6.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,303 19 1,612 −19.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 119 64 104 14.4% 16 Median Teacher Salary 56,220 17 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 910 students and 76.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[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.[4]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Burlington City High School in Burlington, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the City of Burlington Public School District, in which Edgewater Park students account for nearly 40% of the high school's enrollment.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 643 students and 73.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]

Elementary school

• Mildred Magowan Elementary School[12] with 528 students in grades PreK-4
  • Amanda Fry, Principal[13]

Middle school

• Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School[14] with 373 students in grades 5-8
  • Ronald Trampe, Principal[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

• Dr. Roy A. Rakszawski, Superintendent
• Nancy Lane, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees 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 three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[18][19][20]

References

1. District information for Edgewater Park 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. Edgewater Park Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Edgewater Park Township School District. Composition: The Edgewater Park Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Edgewater Park Township."
4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 22, 2014.
5. Burlington City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Burlington City High School is a six-year secondary school that includes grades seven through twelve with a total current enrollment of 700.... Thirty-nine percent of students in grades nine through twelve are students from the neighboring Edgewater Park community. BCHS has served as the receiving district for the Edgewater Park School District, which educates students from kindergarten through eighth grade, for many years."
6. Edgewater Park Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2017. "The children of Edgewater Park attend school every day in a safe learning environment, where they grow and mature into caring, productive teenagers ready to move on to Burlington City School District for their four years of high school."
7. School data for Burlington City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
8. School Data for the Edgewater Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
9. [http://www.edgewaterparksd.org/schools Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
10. 2018-2019 Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed May 26, 2020.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Edgewater Park School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
12. Mildred Magowan Elementary School, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
13. Magowan Elementary School Contacts, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
14. Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
15. Ridgway Middle School Contacts, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
16. Contact Info, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
18. 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.
19. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Edgewater Park Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 26, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms a re staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District."
20. Board of Education Members, Edgewater Park School District. Accessed May 26, 2020.

External links

• Edgewater Park School District
• Edgewater Park School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Edgewater Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics