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Grades
  
K-12

Total Spending
  
$18,482

District Factor Group
  
FG

Enrollment
  
7,636 (as of 2013-14)

Number of students
  
7,636 (2013–2014)

Superintendent
  
Joseph N. Bollendorf

Faculty
  
675.4 FTEs

1A
  
Total Spending

$18,482
  
49

Student-teacher ratio
  
11.3:1

Business administrator
  
Margaret F. Meehan

Number of schools
  
11

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The Washington Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

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Map of Washington Township Public School District, Washington Township, NJ, USA

As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 7,636 students and 675.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

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.

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the Washington Township Public School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its “Creating Proficient Readers and Writers” Professional Development program at Birches Elementary School.

For the 2004-05 school year, both Birches Elementary School and Whitman Elementary School were named as "Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest state honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Preschool
  • Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center (518 students) for Pre-K and Kindergarten
  • Elementary schools
  • Bells Elementary School (526; 1-5)
  • Birches Elementary School (465; 1-5)
  • Hurffville Elementary School (463; 1-5)
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (437; 1-5)
  • Wedgewood Elementary School (415; 1-5)
  • Whitman Elementary School (520; 1-5)
  • Middle schools
  • Bunker Hill Middle School (837; 6-8)
  • Chestnut Ridge Middle School (569; 6-8)
  • Orchard Valley Middle School (603; 6-8)
  • High school
  • Washington Township High School with 2,431 students in grades 9 - 12
  • Administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Joseph N. Bollendorf, Superintendent
  • Margaret F. Meehan, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • References

    Washington Township Public School District Wikipedia