Lower Alloways Creek Township School District

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

Lower Alloways Creek Township School District
Address
967 Main Street
Salem, NJ 08079
United States
Coordinates39.465451°N 75.409866°W / 39.465451; -75.409866
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentSusan Schaffer
Business administratorShannon DuBois-Brody
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment167 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty20.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.3:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.lacschool.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,61656$18,89119.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7004814,15917.9%
2Classroom Instruction10,481538,65921.0%
6Support Services1,770162,167−18.3%
8Administrative Cost1,824531,54717.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,176501,61235.0%
13Extracurricular Activities75104−93.3%
16Median Teacher Salary62,3005861,136
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, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 167 students and 20.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Lower Alloways Creek Township had the 32nd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 159 students.[3]

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.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Salem High School in Salem City, together with students from Elsinboro Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Salem City School District.[5][6][7] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 374 students and 44.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[8]

School

Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School had an enrollment of 163 students in grades PreK-8 during the 2018–19 school year.[9]

Administration

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

  • Susan Schaffer, Chief School Administrator[12]
  • Shannon DuBois-Brody, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education, with seven 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 either two 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.[14][15][16]

References
  1. District information for The Lower Alloways Creek 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. 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.... 32. Lower Alloways Creek Township; Enrollment: 159; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Salem; Town population: 1,770"
  4. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  5. Our Sending Districts, Salem City School District (New Jersey). Accessed January 24, 2017. "Salem High School welcomes students from: Elsinboro Township School; Lower Alloways Creek School; Mannington Township School; Quinton Township School"
  6. Shott, Meghan. "Salem High School", SouthJersey.com. Accessed January 24, 2017. "Students from Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship, according to the school’s 2010 Report Card from the NJ Department of Education."
  7. Bumpus, Robert L. Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Salem County, New Jersey Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. "In this area of Salem County four P-8 districts, Lower Alloway Creek, Quinton, Elsinboro, and Mannington Townships have a send/receive agreement with neighboring Salem City to send their students to Salem High School."
  8. School data for Salem High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. School Data for the Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  10. Staff Directory, Lower Alloways Creek Township School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  11. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. http://lacschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=283743&type=d Chief School Administrator, Lower Alloways Creek School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  13. Business Administrator / Board Secretary, Lower Alloways Creek School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  14. 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.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lower Alloways Creek Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Lower Alloways Creek Township School District is a Type II District located in the County of Salem, 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 [sic] members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8."
  16. Board of Education, Lower Alloways Creek Township School District. Accessed June 6, 2020. "The Lower Alloways Creek Board of Education is comprised of seven (7) elected members."
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