Lumberton Township School District

The Lumberton Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.[3] With an average addition of 80-100 students per year, Lumberton has been one of the most rapidly growing school districts in South Jersey.[4] The first public school in Lumberton was established in 1918 with four classrooms.[5]

Lumberton Township School District
Address
33 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
Coordinates39.968979°N 74.79713°W / 39.968979; -74.79713
District information
GradesK to 8
SuperintendentJoseph Langowski
Business administratorMark Leung
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment1,286 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty101.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitewww.lumberton.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,30381$18,89112.8%
1Budgetary Cost13,3043114,159−6.0%
2Classroom Instruction7,865268,659−9.2%
6Support Services1,964342,167−9.4%
8Administrative Cost1,743651,54712.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,624521,6120.7%
13Extracurricular Activities107531042.9%
16Median Teacher Salary65,4506861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,286 students and 101.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[1]

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.[6]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) comprising the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[7][8][9] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,052 students and 141.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1.[10] The school is located in Mount Holly Township.

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the Lumberton Township School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Payday" Consumer, Family, and Life Skills program at Lumberton Middle School.[11]

Lumberton Middle School was recognized as a New Jersey Star School.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:[13][14]

Elementary schools
  • Florence L. Walther School[15] with 217 students (was K-1; K-2 for 2019-20)
    • Traci Bowles, Principal[16]
  • Ashbrook Elementary School[17] had 237 students in grades 2-3 (closed for renovations in 2019-20 school year[18])
  • Bobby's Run School[19] with 298 students (was grades 4-5; 3-5 for 2019-20)
    • Tracy Hofstrom, Principal[16]
Middle school
  • Lumberton Middle School[20] with 507 students in grades 6-8
    • Bud Wrigley, Principal[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][21]

  • Joseph Langowski, Superintendent
  • Mark Leung, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[22][23][24]

References
  1. District information for Lumberton Township Board Of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Lumberton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 8 in the Lumberton Township School District. Composition: The Lumberton Township School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of Lumberton Township."
  4. Harbach, Louise. "Fast-growing Lumberton District Looks At High-school Alternatives It Could Withdraw From The Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1998. Accessed August 13, 2014.
  5. History, Lumberton Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
  8. Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
  9. History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
  10. School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  11. New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06, accessed October 23, 2006
  12. School Data for the Lumberton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  13. 2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  14. New Jersey School Directory for Lumberton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  15. Florence L. Walther School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  16. Administration, Lumberton Township Schools. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  17. Ashbrook Elementary School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  18. Walsh, Jim. "Lumberton residents to vote Tuesday on $4.9M school improvement plan", Courier-Post, March 11, 2019. Accessed February 9, 2020. "If the 10-year bond is approved, Ashbrook would close for renovations during the 2019-20 school year. It would reopen one year later for students in grades pre-K to second, Florence L. Walther School, which is to receive roof repairs, would close in the 2020-21 school year under the district's plan, said Mark Ritter, business administrator."
  19. Bobby's Run School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  20. Lumberton Middle School, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020.
  21. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  22. 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.
  23. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Lumberton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 9, 2020. "The Lumberton Township School District (hereafter referred to as the “District”) is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II 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. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth at its three schools."
  24. Board of Education, Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 9, 2020.
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