Evesham Township School District

Evesham Township School District
25 South Maple Avenue
Marlton, NJ 08053
District information
Grades PreK-8
Superintendent John Scavelli Jr.
Business administrator John Recchinti
Schools 9
Students and staff
Enrollment 6,825 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty 354.6 FTEs[1]
Student-teacher ratio 19.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group I
Website http://www.evesham.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,10839$18,891-9.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,4853614,159-4.8%
2Classroom Instruction8,582438,659-0.9%
6Support Services1,988392,167-8.3%
8Administrative Cost1,23791,547-20.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,481391,612-8.1%
13Extracurricular Activities7731104-26.0%
16Median Teacher Salary61,5004661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Evesham Township School District is a comprehensive public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 6,825 students and 354.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 19.2:1.[1]

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

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cherokee High School, which opened a 210,000-square-foot (20,000 m2) addition in September 2001.[4] As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,205 students and 181.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[5] The high school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[6][7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9]

Elementary schools

  • Helen L. Beeler Elementary School[10] (453 students; in grades K-5)
  • Frances S. DeMasi Elementary School[11] (292; K-5)
  • Florence V. Evans Elementary School[12] (491; K-5), closed June 2017[13]
  • Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School[14] (422; K-5)
  • Marlton Elementary School[15] (438; K-5)
  • Richard L. Rice Elementary School[16] (482; PreK-5)
  • J. Harold Van Zant Elementary School[17] (375; K-5)

Middle schools

  • Frances S. DeMasi Middle School[18] (782; 6-8)
  • Marlton Middle School[19] (813; 6-8)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20]

  • John Scavelli Jr., Superintendent[21]
  • John Recchinti, Business Administrator/Board Secretary[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Evesham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Cherokee High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed June 7, 2016. "ATTENDANCE AREA: Evesham Township - From its first days through the present, Cherokee High School has been strengthened by serving a single community: the township of Evesham. Cherokee High School opened on a 71-acre site in the township in September, 1975."
  5. ↑ School data for Cherokee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."
  7. ↑ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2016. "LENAPE REGIONAL Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  8. ↑ School Data for the Evesham Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Evesham Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Helen L. Beeler Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ Frances S. DeMasi Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Florence V. Evans Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ Kultys, Kelly (June 21, 2017). "Bittersweet goodbye: Evesham's Evans school officially closes". Burlington County Times. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  14. ↑ Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ Marlton Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ Richard L. Rice Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ J. Harold Van Zant Elementary School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ Frances S. DeMasi Middle School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ Marlton Middle School, Evesham Township School District. Accessed March 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.
  21. ↑ Office of Superintendent of Schools, Evesham Township School District. Accessed December 27, 2016.
  22. ↑ Business Office, Evesham Township School District. Accessed December 27, 2016.

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