Middle Township Public Schools

Middle Township Public Schools
Superintendent:		Michael Kopakowski
Business Administrator:		Cherie Ludy
Address:		216 South Main Street Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Grade Range:		K-12
School facilities:		4
Enrollment:		2,896 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		183.0
Student–teacher ratio:		15.8
District Factor Group:		B
Web site:		http://www.middletwp.k12.nj.us/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,417	11	$13,632	-16.2%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,719	14	8,035	-16.4%
6	Support Services	1,613	18	2,166	-25.5%
8	Administrative Cost	1,270	16	1,379	-7.9%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,352	17	1,674	-19.2%
13	Extracurricular Activities	354	33	258	37.2%
16	Median Teacher Salary	52,850	21	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 Middle Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.

Students from Avalon, Dennis Township and Stone Harbor attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.^[3]

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,896 students and 183.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.8.^[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.^[4]

Schools

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

Elementary Schools

• Middle Township Elementary School #1 for grades PreK-2 - 690 students
  • Catherine Kelly - Principal^[6]
• Middle Township Elementary School #2 for grades 3-5 - 554 students
  • Douglas Penkethman - Principal^[6]

Middle School

• Middle Township Middle School for grades 6-8 - 601 students
  • Amos E. Kraybill - Principal^[6]

High School

• Middle Township High School for grades 9-12 - 1,051 students
  • Ted Pugliese - Principal^[6]

Administration

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

• Michael Kopakowski, Superintendent
• Cherie Ludy, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Middle Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ Middle Township High School 2008 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 17, 2009. "Middle Township High School is a four-year, accredited, comprehensive high school situated in central Cape May County. The school serves the communities of Middle Township, Dennis Township, Avalon, and Stone Harbor."
4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
5. ^ Middle Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2009.
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} Home Page, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2009.
7. ^ Cape May County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

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

Coordinates: 39°04′43″N 74°49′32″W / 39.078733°N 74.825483°W / 39.078733; -74.825483