Alloway Township School District
Address
43 Cedar Street
Alloway Township
, Salem County, New Jersey, 08001
United States
Coordinates39°33′32″N 75°21′50″W / 39.558846°N 75.363991°W / 39.558846; -75.363991
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentConstance McAllister (interim)
Business administratorMelanie Allen
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment289 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Faculty25.2 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websiteallowayschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$14,9693$18,891−20.8%
1Budgetary Cost12,4211114,159−12.3%
2Classroom Instruction7,949178,659−8.2%
6Support Services1,568132,167−27.6%
8Administrative Cost1,557291,5470.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,22091,612−24.3%
13Extracurricular Activities113271048.7%
16Median Teacher Salary63,4656061,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

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

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 289 students and 25.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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]

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students from Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.[5] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 559 students and 49.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[6]

School

Alloway Township School serves students in grades PreK-8.[7] The school had an enrollment of 286 students as of the 2021–22 school year.[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

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.[12][13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Alloway Twp School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ School Performance Reports for the Alloway Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived August 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 6, 2017. "This School Report Card provides the school district's constituents with information concerning the district's programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
  6. ^ School data for Woodstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Alloway Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ School Data for Alloway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Staff, Alloway Township School District. Accessed May 10, 2023.
  10. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Business Office, Alloway Township School District. Accessed May 10, 2023. "In addition, the district has also contracted to provide the same business services to several other local school districts. Currently, the Alloway Twp. School District is entered into shared service agreements with Elsinboro and Lower Alloways Creek School Districts. Our school district Business Administrator is Melanie Allen. Ms. Allen also serves as the Board Secretary and the liaison to the Board of Education."
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Alloway Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed July 3, 2020. "The Alloway Township School District is a Type II District located in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms."
  14. ^ Alloway Township Board of Education District Policy 9110 - Membership and Terms of Office, Alloway Township School District. Accessed May 10, 2023. "The Alloway Township Board of Education shall be comprised of nine members elected by the voters of the city/state, at the annual school board election."
  15. ^ Board Members, Alloway Township School District. Accessed May 10, 2023.

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