Mount Ephraim Public Schools

Mount Ephraim Public Schools
Superintendent:		Joseph G. Rafferty, Sr.
Business Administrator:		Melissa Raywood
Address:		125 South Black Horse Pike Mount Ephraim, NJ 08059
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		447 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		25.4
Student–teacher ratio:		17.6
District Factor Group:		CD
Web site:		http://www.mtephraimschools.org
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,292	14	$12,420	-9.1%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,429	7	7,588	-15.3%
6	Support Services	2,099	50	1,771	18.5%
8	Administrative Cost	1,459	20	1,411	3.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,241	19	1,462	-15.1%
13	Extracurricular Activities	45	6	97	-53.6%
16	Median Teacher Salary	52,140	23	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Mount Ephraim Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Ephraim, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 447 students and 25.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.6.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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]

For grades 9-12, students attend Audubon High School, in Audubon, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Audubon School District.^[4]

Schools

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

• Mary Bray School for grades K-4 (263 students)
• R.W. Kershaw School for grades 5-8 (184 students)

Administration

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

• Joseph G. Rafferty, Sr., Superintendent
• Melissa Raywood, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the Mount Ephraim Borough 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. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
4. ^ Education in Audubon, Audubon, New Jersey. Accessed May 29, 2008. "Students in seventh grade through twelfth grade attend Audubon High School. Audubon High School also educates students from the Borough of Mt. Ephraim."
5. ^ Data for the Mount Ephraim Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2009.
6. ^ Board of Education, Mount Ephraim Public Schools. Accessed December 12, 2009.
7. ^ Camden County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

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

Coordinates: 39°52′45″N 75°05′07″W / 39.879263°N 75.085282°W / 39.879263; -75.085282