Greenwich Township School District (Cumberland County, New Jersey)

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

Greenwich Township School District
Address
839 Ye Greate Street Greenwich, NJ 08323 Cumberland County United States
Coordinates	39.400927°N 75.343354°W
District information
Grades	K-8
Superintendent	John Klug
Business administrator	Cherie Bratty
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	61 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	14.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	4.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,105 35 $18,891 −4.2% 1 Budgetary Cost 15,616 42 14,159 10.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,584 25 8,659 −0.9% 6 Support Services 2,526 37 2,167 16.6% 8 Administrative Cost 1,253 4 1,547 −19.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,850 62 1,612 76.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 92 22 104 −11.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 53,635 16 61,136 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

Under the terms of the Greenwich - Stow Creek Partnership established in 2009 with the Stow Creek School District in Stow Creek Township, New Jersey, students from both townships attend Morris Goodwin School for grades K-4 and Stow Creek School for grades 5-8.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 61 students and 14.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.2:1.[1] In the 2016-17 school year, it had 62 students, the second-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.[4]

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.[5]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[6][7][8] 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.[9]

School

Morris Goodwin School served an enrollment of 61 students in grades PreK-8 (as of the 2018–19 school year).[10]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[11][12]

• John Klug, Superintendent
• Cherie Bratty, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 2014) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[13][14][15]

References

1. District information for Greenwich 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. About Our Schools, Greenwich Stow Creek Partnership Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020. "By taking advantage of the economies of scale their combined numbers permit, the Greenwich-Stow Creek Partnership endeavors to maximize their limited financial resources and provide the students from both communities with the best education possible.... As the Partnership’s primary school, Morris Goodwin now has enough students to support activities that were previously not available to students. Special offerings for enrichment have been incorporated into the daily schedule. Likewise, Stow Creek School, as the partnership’s middle school, now has enough students to support complete departmentalization with subject-certified, highly-qualified teachers in every area."
4. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 2. Greenwich Township - Enrollment: 62; Grades: K-8; County: Cumberland"
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
6. 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."
7. 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."
8. General Info, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed February 2, 2020. "The Cumberland Regional School District is carved out of the northwest section of Cumberland County, New Jersey. The 162-square-mile district serves students from municipalities including Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township."
9. School data for Cumberland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
10. Data for Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
11. Faculty and Staff, Greenwich-Stow Creek Partnership Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020.
12. New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
13. 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.
14. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Greenwich Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 4, 2020. "The Greenwich 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 nine (9) members elected to three (3) year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. "
15. Board of Education, Greenwich Stow Creek Partnership Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020.

External links

• Greenwich Stow Creek Partnership Schools
• Greenwich Township School District's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Cumberland Regional High School