The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade form five communities in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township for K-12, along with students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3][4][5] A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School.[6]
Quick Facts Address, Coordinates ...
| Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District |
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135 East Avenue
, Salem County, New Jersey, 08098 |
| Coordinates | 39.651645°N 75.321863°W / 39.651645; -75.321863 |
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| Grades | PreK-12 |
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| Superintendent | Virginia Grossman |
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| Business administrator | Rose Chin |
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| Schools | 4 |
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| Enrollment | 1,425 (as of 2020–21)[1] |
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| Faculty | 126.5 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 11.3:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | FG |
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| Website | www.woodstown.org |
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| Ind. | Per pupil | District
spending | Rank
(*) | K-12
average | %± vs.
average |
| 1A | Total Spending | $14,661 | 1 | $18,891 | −22.4% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 13,114 | 14 | 14,783 | −11.3% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,646 | 17 | 8,763 | −12.7% | | 6 | Support Services | 1,844 | 14 | 2,392 | −22.9% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,734 | 31 | 1,485 | 16.8% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,497 | 20 | 1,783 | −16.0% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 379 | 15 | 268 | 41.4% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 56,626 | 15 | 64,043 | Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49 |
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As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,425 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.[7]
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11]
- Elementary schools
- William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center[12] with 83 students in grades PreK-K
- Diane Cioffi, principal[13]
- Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School[14] with 470 students in grades 1-5
- Diane Cioffi, principal[13]
- Middle school
- Woodstown Middle School[15] with 278 students in grades 6-8
- Allison Pessolano, principal[13]
- High school
Core members of the district's administration are:[13][17]
- Virginia Grossman, superintendent of schools
- Rose Chin, school business administrator and board secretary
The district's board of education, comprised of 11 members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, nine members of 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[18][19] Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with five seats assigned to Pilesgrove and for to Woodstown; the sending districts of Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township each send a member designated by the board of education of the sending district.[20][21]
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Composition: The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Woodstown, Township of Pilesgrove, Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township." Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2020. "It is my pleasure to present to you the 2015-2016 New Jersey School Report Card for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district’s programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove. Leadership and oversight of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District begins with the Board of Education." About Us, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed March 12, 2020. "All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township." Bumpus, Robert L. "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization", Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the Asbury Park Press. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School." About Us, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022. "Located in Salem County, the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District consists of four schools: Early Childhood Learning Center (grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School (grades 1 through 5), Woodstown Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and Woodstown High School (grades 9 through 12). All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township." Administrators, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2018. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "The 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'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are 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." Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education Home District Policy 0141.2 - Board Member And Term - Receiving District, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021. "The Board of Education of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District shall be comprised of eleven members; five members elected by the voters of Pilesgrove and four members elected by the voters of Woodstown at the annual school Board election for a term of three years. The Board shall also be comprised of one elected member from both the Alloway Township Board of Education and the Upper Pittsgrove Township Board of Education who will be appointed by them in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8.2 who shall act and perform in accordance with law."
