Salem County Special Services School District

The Salem County Special Services School District is a school district in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students with disabilities from Salem and Cumberland Counties. The district operates Cumberland Campus, located in Bridgeton, Salem Campus in Woodstown and Daretown School in Elmer. The district also operates programs in Upper Pittsgrove School in conjunction with the Upper Pittsgrove School District and Alternative High/Middle School programs.

Salem County Special Services District
880 Route 45 Woodstown , Salem County, New Jersey, 08098
District information
Grades	Special Services
Superintendent	Jack Swain
Business administrator	John Bolil
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	177 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty	33.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	5.2:1[1]
Other information
Website	www.scsssd.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Spec. svcs. average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $35,077 1 $18,891 85.7% 1 Budgetary Cost 43,828 3 57,252 −23.4% 2 Classroom Instruction 26,099 3 32,861 −20.6% 6 Support Services 3,268 1 11,945 −72.6% 8 Administrative Cost 10,063 8 5,725 75.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 4,372 2 6,215 −29.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 52,201 1 77,183 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of Spec. svcs. districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=8

Salem County Special Services School District logo

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 177 students and 33.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.2:1.^[1]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[3]) are:^[4][5]

• Cumberland Campus^[6] with 101 students in grades PreK–12
  • Brian Cummings, principal^[7]
• Daretown School^[8] with 27 students in grades PreK–12
  • Rebecca Cruz-Guy, principal^[7]
• Salem Campus^[9] with 49 students in grades K–12
  • James Helder, principal^[7]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[7][10]

• John R. Swain, superintendent of schools^[11]
• Frank H. Maurer III, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education sets policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. The board is composed of seven members, the county superintendent of schools, who serves on an ex officio basis, and six members who are appointed by the Salem County Board of County Commissioners to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two member terms up for reappointment and expiring each year. 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.^[12][13][14]