Mannington Township School District

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

Mannington Township School District
Address
495 Route 45 Salem, NJ 08079 United States
Coordinates	39.600664°N 75.423608°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Kristin Williams
Business administrator	Karen Mathews
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	156 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	17.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	8.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	CD
Website	District website
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $18,744 38 $18,891 −0.8% 1 Budgetary Cost 14,071 23 14,159 −0.6% 2 Classroom Instruction 9,226 35 8,659 6.5% 6 Support Services 1,797 17 2,167 −17.1% 8 Administrative Cost 1,596 32 1,547 3.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,374 16 1,612 −14.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 6 3 104 −94.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 60,950 50 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

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 156 students and 17.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Mannington had the 31st smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 158 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, Lower Alloways Creek 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

The Mannington Township School had an enrollment of 157 students in grades PreK-8 during the 2018–19 school year.[9]

Administration

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

• Kristin Williams, Superintendent[12]
• Karen Mathews, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[13]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 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 or 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][17]

References

1. District information for Mannington 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. 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.... 31. Mannington Township; Enrollment: 158; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Salem; Town population: 1,806"
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 Mannington Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
10. Contact Us, Mannington 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. Chief School Administrator, Mannington Township School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.
13. School Business Administrator And Board Clerk, Mannington Township 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 Mannington Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Mannington 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 seven members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that two or three members' terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades Pre K-8."
16. Mannington Township Board of Education District Bylaw 9110 - Membership & Terms of Office, Mannington Township School District. Accessed June 6, 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 the district, at the annual School Board election."
17. Board of Education Members, Mannington Township School District. Accessed June 6, 2020.

External links

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