Commercial Township School District

Commercial Township School District
Superintendent:		John J. Saporito
Business Administrator:		Frank Badessa
Address:		1308 North Avenue Port Norris, NJ 08349
Grade Range:		K-8
School facilities:		2
Enrollment:		671
Faculty (in FTEs):		48.3
Student–teacher ratio:		13.9
District Factor Group:		A
Web site:		http://www.commercial.k12.nj.us
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	K-8 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$13,222	43	$12,420	6.5%
2	Classroom Instruction	8,196	47	7,588	8.0%
6	Support Services	1,556	24	1,771	-12.1%
8	Administrative Cost	1,658	52	1,411	17.5%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,631	48	1,462	11.6%
13	Extracurricular Activities	15	2	97	-84.5%
16	Median Teacher Salary	50,285	15	54,453
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[1] *Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Commercial Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 671 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9.^[2]

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

Students in grades 9-12 attend high school in Millville, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools. Students attend Memorial High School for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.^[4]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[5]) are:

Elementary School

• Haleyville-Mauricetown School from preschool to fifth grade (462 students)
  • Jean Smith - Principal

Middle School

• Port Norris Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grade (193 students)
  • Robert Domico- Principal

Administration

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

• John J. Saporito, Superintendent
• Frank Badessa, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

1. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
2. ^ District information for the Commercial Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009.
3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
4. ^ Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey News Online, January 16, 2008. Accessed June 11, 2008. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
5. ^ Data for the Commercial Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2009.
6. ^ Contact Us, Commercial Township School District. Accessed December 7, 2009.
7. ^ Cumberland County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

External links

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

Coordinates: 39°16′56″N 75°01′27″W / 39.282118°N 75.024196°W / 39.282118; -75.024196