Moorestown Township Public Schools

Moorestown Township Public Schools
Superintendent:		John Bach
Business Administrator:		Robert J. Oldt, Jr.
Address:		803 N. Stanwick Road Moorestown, NJ 08057
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		6
Enrollment:		4,380 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		333.1
Student–teacher ratio:		13.1
District Factor Group:		I
Web site:		http://www.mtps.com
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$12,855	50	$13,632	-5.7%
2	Classroom Instruction	7,402	34	8,035	-7.9%
6	Support Services	2,471	80	2,166	14.1%
8	Administrative Cost	1,132	16	1,379	-17.9%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,392	30	1,674	-16.8%
13	Extracurricular Activities	401	104	258	55.4%
16	Median Teacher Salary	53,752	27	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 3,501+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=105

The Moorestown Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Moorestown Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 4,380 students and 333.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.^[3]

Awards and recognition

For the 1991-92 school year, George C. Baker Elementary School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. Moorestown High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1999-2000 school year.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-3)

• George C. Baker (440 students)
• Mary E. Roberts (339)
• South Valley (451)

Upper Elementary School (4-6)

• Moorestown Upper Elementary School (1,020)

Middle School (7&8)

• William Allen School (721)

High School (9-12)

• Moorestown High School (1,408)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[6][7]

• John Bach, Superintendent
• Robert J. Oldt, Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Moorestown Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 2, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2009.
4. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
5. ^ Data for the Moorestown Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 2, 2011.
6. ^ Administration, Moorestown Township Public Schools. Accessed December 11, 2009.
7. ^ Burlington County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Moorestown Township Public Schools
• Moorestown Township Township Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Moorestown Township Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 74°56′36″W / 39.983044°N 74.943329°W / 39.983044; -74.943329