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Lower Alloways Creek Township School District

The Lower Alloways Creek Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]

Lower Alloways Creek Township School District
Address
967 Main Street
Lower Alloways Creek Township
, Salem County, New Jersey, 08079
United States
Coordinates39°27′56″N 75°24′36″W / 39.465451°N 75.409866°W / 39.465451; -75.409866
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentHenry Bermann (interim)
Business administratorKimberly Lenox
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment176 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty21.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.lacschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,61656$18,89119.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7004814,15917.9%
2Classroom Instruction10,481538,65921.0%
6Support Services1,770162,167−18.3%
8Administrative Cost1,824531,54717.9%
10Operations & Maintenance2,176501,61235.0%
13Extracurricular Activities75104−93.3%
16Median Teacher Salary62,3005861,136
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 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 176 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Lower Alloways Creek Township had the 32nd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 159 students.[5]

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.[6]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Salem High School in Salem City, together with students from Elsinboro Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Salem City School District.[7][8][9] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 399 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[10]

School

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Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School had an enrollment of 144 students in grades PreK-8 during the 2021–22 school year.[11]

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Henry Bermann, interim chief school administrator
  • Kimberly Lenox, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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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 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.[14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for The Lower Alloways Creek School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ School Performance Reports for the Lower Alloways Creek School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Lower Alloways Creek Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.... 32. Lower Alloways Creek Township; Enrollment: 159; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Salem; Town population: 1,770"
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  7. ^ 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"
  8. ^ 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."
  9. ^ 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."
  10. ^ School data for Salem High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  11. ^ School Data for the Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Staff Directory, Lower Alloways Creek Township School District. Accessed September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  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. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lower Alloways Creek Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 15, 2024. "The District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-6. The District operates three elementary schools and one intermediate school located in Manahawkin. Lower Alloways Creek Township is a member of the Southern Regional School District for Grades 7-12." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
  16. ^ Board of Education, Lower Alloways Creek Township School District. Accessed May 10, 2023. "The Lower Alloways Creek Board of Education is comprised of seven (7) elected members."
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