Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Upper Township School District

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Grades
  
K-8

Enrollment
  
2,071 (as of 2014-15)

Student-teacher ratio
  
17.6:1

Number of students
  
2,071 (2014–2015)

Superintendent
  
Vincent J. Palmieri, Jr

Business administrator
  
Laurie Ryan

Faculty
  
117.5 FTEs

District Factor Group
  
FG

Schools
  
3


The Upper Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Corbin City, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

Contents

Map of Upper Township School District, Upper Township, NJ, USA

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 2,071 students and 117.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.6:1.

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.

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades from Upper Township attend Ocean City High School in Ocean City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District, along with students from Corbin City and Sea Isle City. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,262 students and 103.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. About 60% of students in Ocean City High School are from Upper Township.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools
  • Upper Township Primary School (grades PreK-2; 480 students)
  • Jamie Gillespie, Principal
  • Upper Township Elementary School (3-5; 454)
  • Andrea Urbano, Principal
  • Middle school
  • Upper Township Middle School (6-8; 470)
  • Jeff Leek, Principal
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Vincent J. Palmieri, Jr., Superintendent
  • Laurie Ryan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Upper Township School District Wikipedia


    Similar Topics