Collingswood Public Schools

Collingswood Public Schools
Superintendent:		Dr. Scott A. Oswald
Business Administrator:		Beth Ann Coleman
Address:		200 Lees Avenue Collingswood, NJ 08108
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		7
Enrollment:		1,941 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		171.1
Student–teacher ratio:		11.3
District Factor Group:		FG
Web site:		http://collingswood.k12.nj.us
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$14,262	59	$13,632	4.6%
2	Classroom Instruction	8,036	55	8,035	0.0%
6	Support Services	2,177	59	2,166	0.5%
8	Administrative Cost	1,578	54	1,379	14.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,846	62	1,674	10.3%
13	Extracurricular Activities	593	69	258	129.8%
16	Median Teacher Salary	58,250	41	57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70

The Collingswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Collingswood, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's seven schools had an enrollment of 1,941 students and 171.1 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.^[3]

Students in grades 9-12 from Woodlynne attend Collingswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Woodlynne School District. Students in grades 10-12 from Oaklyn attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Oaklyn Public School District.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

Elementary Schools)

• James A. Garfield (K-5; 122 students)
• Mark Newbie (K-5; 154)
• Thomas Sharp (PreK-5; 156)
• William Tatem (PreK-5; 189)
• Zane North (PreK-5; 154)

Middle School (6-8)

• Collingswood Middle School (345)

High School (9-12)

• Collingswood High School (821)

Administration

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

• Dr. Scott A. Oswald, Superintendent
• Beth Ann Coleman, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Collingswood Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 3, 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 October 27, 2009.
4. ^ Collingswood High School, South Jersey magazine. Accessed April 3, 2011. "Collingswood High School serves about 850 students in grades nine through twelve from the Collingswood, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne school districts"
5. ^ Data for the Collingswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2009.
6. ^ Administration, Collingswood Public Schools. Accessed April 3, 2011.
7. ^ Camden County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

• Collingswood Public Schools
• Collingswood Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Collingswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Championship Collingswood Panther Marching Band

Coordinates: 39°54′46″N 75°04′01″W / 39.912914°N 75.066992°W / 39.912914; -75.066992