The South Harrison Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from South Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.South Harrison Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2021. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the South Harrison Township School District. Composition: The South Harrison Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of South Harrison Township."2023-24 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.School Performance Reports for the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 334 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.District information for South Harrison Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at South Harrison Township Elementary School, having been approved in July 2001 to participate in the program.Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
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.NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 29, 2014.
For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District. The district also serves students from East Greenwich Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township, with the addition of students from Logan Township who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District.Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."School Profile, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed November 29, 2014. "The District includes Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students." As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,868 students and 207.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.District information for Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsSchool Data for the Kingsway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are Kingsway Regional Middle SchoolKingsway Regional Middle School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2022. with 1,023 students in grades 7-8 and Kingsway Regional High SchoolKingsway Regional High School, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2022. with 1,802 students in grades 9-12.School Performance Reports for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Kingsway Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would have merged with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed November 29, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
School South Harrison Township Elementary School had an enrollment of 315 students as of the 2020–21 school year.School Data for the South Harrison Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. Scott J. Hogan, principal
Administration Core members of the district's administration are:Administration, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.New Jersey School Directory for Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Scott J. Hogan, superintendent Sarah Bell, business administrator and board secretaryMeet the Business Administrator, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed April 19, 2022.
Board of education The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the South Harrison Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2021. "The South Harrison Township School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II School District located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members' terms expire each year."Board of Education, South Harrison Township School District. Accessed November 1, 2021. "The South Harrison Township School District is operated by a nine member, elected school board."
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External links South Harrison Township Elementary School
School Data for the South Harrison Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics Kingsway Regional High School