Logan Township School District

School district in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Address
110 School Lane
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08085
United States
Coordinates39.748539°N 75.332887°W / 39.748539; -75.332887
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentPatricia L. Haney
Business administratorDawn Leary
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment876 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty82.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.logan.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,12741$18,891−9.3%
1Budgetary Cost15,5266914,1599.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,525718,65910.0%
6Support Services2,566702,16718.4%
8Administrative Cost1,398251,547−9.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,956741,61221.3%
13Extracurricular Activities7529104−27.9%
16Median Teacher Salary62,5505261,136
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

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]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[21][24]

  • Patricia L. Haney, superintendent
  • Dawn Leary, business administrator and 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 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]

References

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