The Logan Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Logan Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
Quick Facts Address, Coordinates ...
| Logan Township School District |
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110 School Lane
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08085
United States |
| Coordinates | 39.748539°N 75.332887°W / 39.748539; -75.332887 |
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| Grades | PreK-8 |
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| Superintendent | Patricia L. Haney |
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| Business administrator | Dawn Leary |
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| Schools | 3 |
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| Enrollment | 876 (as of 2021–22)[1] |
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| Faculty | 82.5 FTEs[1] |
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| Student–teacher ratio | 10.6:1[1] |
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| District Factor Group | FG |
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| Website | www.logan.k12.nj.us |
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| Ind. | Per pupil | District
spending | Rank
(*) | K-8
average | %± vs.
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| 1A | Total Spending | $17,127 | 41 | $18,891 | −9.3% | | 1 | Budgetary Cost | 15,526 | 69 | 14,159 | 9.7% | | 2 | Classroom Instruction | 9,525 | 71 | 8,659 | 10.0% | | 6 | Support Services | 2,566 | 70 | 2,167 | 18.4% | | 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,398 | 25 | 1,547 | −9.6% | | 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,956 | 74 | 1,612 | 21.3% | | 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 75 | 29 | 104 | −27.9% | | 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 62,550 | 52 | 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 |
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As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 876 students and 82.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[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.[4]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades are educated at Kingsway Regional High School under a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis to the Kingsway Regional School District, which serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.[5][6] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 2,863 students and 231.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[7] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are
Kingsway Regional Middle School[9] with 925 students in grades 7-8 and
Kingsway Regional High School[10] with 1,893 students in grades 9-12.[11][12][13] Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.[14]
Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[15]) are:[16][17][18][19]
- Francis E. Donnelly Early Childhood Learning Center[20] with 197 students in grades PreK-K
- Beverly Green, principal[21]
- Logan Elementary School[22] with 302 students in grades 1-4
- Catherine Kelly, principal[21]
- Logan Middle School[23] with 372 students in grades 5-8
- Will Turner, principal[21]
Core members of the district's administration are:[21][24]
- Patricia L. Haney, superintendent
- Dawn Leary, business administrator and board secretary
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 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.[25][26][27]
Logan Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Logan Township School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. "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 Logan Township School District. Composition: The Logan Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Logan Township." Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students." About Kingsway, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed July 15, 2017. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students." About, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. "Kingsway is a limited purpose regional school district that offers its students a rigorous academic program and a myriad of enrichment programs and services for students in grades 7 to 12. Kingsway Regional Middle School (Grades 7 to 8) and Kingsway Regional High School (Grades 9 to 12) cater to the individual needs of our students and promote opportunities for students to pursue their own areas of interest." Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 9, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich." District Narrative, Logan Township School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. "The Logan Township School District is a Pre-K to 12 school district operating three schools (Francis E. Donnelly Early Childhood Learning Center, Logan Elementary School and Logan Middle School) housed in two facilities located in Gloucester County, New Jersey.... District enrollment for Pre-K to 12th grade approximates twelve hundred fifty township resident students, which includes approximately 265 high school students whose tuition is paid by Logan Township School District to Kingsway School District." Administration, Logan Township School District. Accessed February 2, 2023. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Logan Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed February 2, 2023. "The Logan Township School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II School District located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth at its two schools. "
