- Margate City Schools
-
Margate City Schools Superintendent: Dr. Theresa DeFranco Business Administrator: Susan Palaia Address: 8103 Winchester Avenue
Margate City, NJ 08402Grade Range: K-8 School facilities: 3 Enrollment: 560 (as of 2009-10)[1] Faculty (in FTEs): 52.00 Student–teacher ratio: 10.77 Web site: http://www.margateschools.org Ind. Per Pupil District
SpendingRank
(*)K-8
Average%± vs.
Average1 Comparative Cost $15,658 61 $12,420 26.1% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,504 54 7,588 12.1% 6 Support Services 2,705 58 1,771 52.7% 8 Administrative Cost 1,422 17 1,411 0.8% 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,693 63 1,462 84.2% 13 Extracurricular Activities 145 44 97 49.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 81,178 64 54,453 Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64The Margate City Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Margate City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Longport Borough, a non-operating school district, jointly attend the district's schools.[3][4]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 560 students and 52.00 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.77.[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.[5]
For grades 9 - 12, public school students from Margate and Longport attend Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, which also serves students from Brigantine and Ventnor City who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[6]
Contents
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Union Avenue Elementary School (now defunct; had 196 students in grades PreK-2)
- William H. Ross III Elementary School (now K-4; had 165 in grades 3-5)
- John DiNicola, Principal[8]
- Middle School
- Eugene A. Tighe Middle School (now 5-8; was 198 in grades 6-8)
- Michelle C. Carney-Ray, Principal[8]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
- Dr. Theresa DeFranco, Superintendent of Schools
- Susan E. Palaia, Board Secretary and School Business Administrator
References
- ^ a b District information for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 23, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ About Margate and the School District, Margate City School District, Accessed May 23, 2011. "The City of Margate School District is a Type I District providing a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels K through 8 in the City of Margate and the adjoining Borough of Longport, including special education for handicapped youngsters."
- ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2009.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Hartgrove, Alicia. Atlantic City High School, South Jersey magazine. Accessed May 23, 2011. "Atlantic City High School welcomes students from five popular Jersey shore cities: Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate, and Ventnor."
- ^ Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c Board and District Administration and Staff, Margate School District. Accessed May 23, 2011.
External links
- Margate City Schools
- Margate City Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Atlantic City High School
Coordinates: 39°19′52″N 74°30′08″W / 39.331126°N 74.5021°W
School districts of Atlantic County, New Jersey K-8 Absecon · Brigantine · Egg Harbor City · Estell Manor · Folsom · Galloway Township · Hamilton Township · Linwood · Margate City · Mullica Township · Northfield · Port Republic · Somers Point · Ventnor City · Weymouth Township
K-12 9-12 None Atlantic · Bergen · Burlington · Camden · Cape May · Cumberland · Essex · Gloucester · Hudson · Hunterdon · Mercer · Middlesex · Monmouth · Morris · Ocean · Passaic · Salem · Somerset · Sussex · Union · Warren Categories:- New Jersey District Factor Group DE
- School districts in Atlantic County, New Jersey
- New Jersey school stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
