- City of Burlington Public School District
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City of Burlington Public School District Superintendent: Dr. Patricia Doloughty Business Administrator: Craig Wilkie Address: 518 Locust Avenue
Burlington, NJ 08016Grade Range: K-12 School facilities: 5 Enrollment: 1,882 (as of 2008-09)[1] Faculty (in FTEs): 187.4 Student–teacher ratio: 10.0 District Factor Group: B Web site: http://www.burlington-nj.net Ind. Per Pupil District
SpendingRank
(*)K-12
Average%± vs.
Average1 Comparative Cost $14,928 62 $13,632 9.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,749 62 8,035 8.9% 6 Support Services 2,355 61 2,166 8.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,577 53 1,379 14.4% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,783 57 1,674 6.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 425 51 258 64.7% 16 Median Teacher Salary 53,818 25 57,597 Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70The City of Burlington Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide.[3]
Burlington City High School serves as a receiving school for students in grade nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.[4]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 1,882 students and 187.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.[5]
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Awards and recognition
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[6]
Schools
The district consists of the following schools (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]):
- Elementary Schools
- Elias Boudinot Elementary School (K - 2; 86 students)
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School (K - 2; 157)
- Samuel Smith Elementary School (PreK - 2; 346)
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School (grades 3 - 6; 471)
- Middle School
- Burlington City Junior School (grades 7 and 8)
- High School
- Burlington City High School (Grades 9 - 12; 822 students)
Administration
Members of the district administration are:[8][9]
- Dr. Patricia Doloughty, Superintendent
- Craig Wilkie, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
- ^ a b District information for the Burlington City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archiveas of May 15, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Burlington City High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2011. "Twenty-three percent of students in grades nine through twelve are students from the neighboring Edgewater Park community. Burlington City High School has served as the receiving district for the Edgewater Park School District, which has educated students from kindergarten through eighth grade, for many years."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Best 100 (101!) Communities for Music Education in America, 2005, accessed December 12, 2006
- ^ Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Staff, City of Burlington Public School District. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Burlington County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
External links
- The City of Burlington Public School District
- City of Burlington Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°04′29″N 74°51′31″W / 40.074723°N 74.858624°W
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