Port Republic School District

The Port Republic School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Port Republic, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Port Republic School District
Address
137 Pomona Avenue
Port Republic, NJ 08241
United States
Coordinates39.520857°N 74.494869°W / 39.520857; -74.494869
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentBrian Z. London
Business administratorTodd D'Anna
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment104 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty15.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio6.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,72316$18,891−11.5%
1Budgetary Cost10,658414,159−24.7%
2Classroom Instruction6,41058,659−26.0%
6Support Services2,289302,1675.6%
8Administrative Cost1,12521,547−27.3%
10Operations & Maintenance79711,612−50.6%
13Extracurricular Activities3713104−64.4%
16Median Teacher Salary50,754961,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 104 students and 15.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.7:1.[1] In the 2016–17 school year, Port Republic was the 12th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 118 students.[4]

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.[5]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cedar Creek High School, which is located in the northern section of Egg Harbor City and opened to students in September 2010.[6] The school is one of three high schools operated as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which also includes the constituent municipalities of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, and Mullica Township, and participates in sending/receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township (Burlington County).[7] Cedar Creek High School is zoned to serve students from Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Port Republic and Washington Township, while students in portions of Galloway and Hamilton townships have the opportunity to attend Cedar Creek through the school of choice program or through attendance in magnet programs offered at Cedar Creek.[8][9] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 930 students and 73.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[10]

Schools

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[12][13]

  • Brian Z. London, superintendent and principal
  • Todd D'Anna, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education has five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two members up for reappointment each year. Of the more than 600 school districts statewide, Port Republic is one of 15 districts with appointed school districts.[14][15][16]

References
  1. District information for Port Republic School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Public School Directory 2019-2020, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed May 8, 2020.
  4. Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 12. Port Republic City; Enrollment: 118; Grades: K-8; County: Atlantic; Town population: 1,115"
  5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  6. Cedar Creek High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Cedar Creek High School opened its doors for the first time September 7, 2010 with only 9th and 10th grade students. For the 2011/2012 school year, we grew to include grades 9 through 11."
  7. Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 22, 2017. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township. The geographic area of the district is the largest in the state, covering 324 square miles. The student body of each of the district's three comprehensive high schools, Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, and Oakcrest High School, reflects the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of this geographic area."
  8. Student Population, Cedar Creek High School. Accessed September 14, 2014. "We will serve as the high school for the communities of Mullica Township, Egg Harbor City, Port Republic, and the Green Bank area of Washington Township. Students from specific geographic areas of Galloway and Hamilton Townships (School of Choice Program) and the entirety of Galloway and Hamilton Townships through the Magnet Programs (Engineering and Environmental Sciences) will have the option of attending CCHS."
  9. Policy 5120 Assignment of Pupils Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed September 14, 2014. "Pupils shall attend the school located in the attendance area of their residence. The attendance areas for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District shall be as follows: 1. Pupils who reside in Egg Harbor City shall attend Cedar Creek High School. 2. Pupils who reside in Galloway Township shall attend Absegami High School. 3. Pupils who reside in Hamilton Township shall attend Oakcrest High School 4. Pupils who reside in Mullica Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School 5. Pupils who reside in Port Republic and Washington Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School."
  10. School data for Cedar Creek High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  11. School Data for Port Republic Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  12. Administration, Port Republic School District. Accessed May 8, 2020.
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  14. 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.
  15. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Port Republic School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed May 1, 2020. "The City of Port Republic School District is a Type I district located in the County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey. As a Type I district, the Board of Education members are appointed by the Mayor. The Board comprised of seven [sic] members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  16. Board Members, Port Republic School District. Accessed May 8, 2020.
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