Fairfield Township School District

Fairfield Township School District
Address
375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road
Fairfield Township
, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 08302
United States
Coordinates39°25′24″N 75°11′00″W / 39.423463°N 75.183272°W / 39.423463; -75.183272
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJa'Shanna Jones-Booker
Business administratorSean McCarron
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment510 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty35.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitefairfield.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,78955$18,89115.3%
1Budgetary Cost11,810914,159−16.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,831188,659−9.6%
6Support Services1,522102,167−29.8%
8Administrative Cost1,392101,547−10.0%
10Operations & Maintenance98951,612−38.6%
13Extracurricular Activities7217104−30.8%
16Median Teacher Salary52,359661,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Fairfield Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Fairfield Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4] The school has a Bridgeton mailing address.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 510 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1.[1]

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.[5]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[6][7][8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,124 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[9]

Schools

Fairfield Township School opened in September 2006, replacing two antiquated facilities and consolidated all grades into one building located at 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road in the Gouldtown section of the township.[10] The school had an enrollment of 552 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as of the 2019-20 school year.[11]

  • Ja’Shanna Jones–Booker, Principal[12]

Administration

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

  • Ja'Shanna Jones-Booker, superintendent[12]
  • Sean McCarron, business administrator and board secretary[14]

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of 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. 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.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Fairfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ School Performance Reports for the Fairfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Fairfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Cumberland Regional School District, located in Western Cumberland County, provides students with a comprehensive learning environment in a nurturing and personalized setting. The district serves students in grades 9-12 who reside in the municipalities of Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich & Stow Creek, Hopewell & Shiloh, and Upper Deerfield."
  7. ^ Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
  8. ^ Cumberland Regional High School Constituent Districts, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed May 2, 2024.
  9. ^ School data for Cumberland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024. Note that faculty data was taken from the district and the ratio was then calculated on that basis.
  10. ^ "SCC, Fairfield Educators Open New Elementary School" Archived September 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Schools Development Authority, December 16, 2006. Accessed September 10, 2014. "Students, teachers and parents in this rural Cumberland County community turned out today for a ribbon-cutting for the new Fairfield Elementary School. The school, which replaces two overcrowded facilities, will enhance academic achievement and provide much-needed early childhood education programs for 600 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade."
  11. ^ School Data for the Fairfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Superintendent, Fairfield Township School District. Accessed October 18, 2022.
  13. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Business Administrator, Fairfield Township School District. Accessed October 18, 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Fairfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the “Board”). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades PK through 8 at its one school."
  17. ^ Board of Education Members, Fairfield Township School District. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Fairfield Township seats a nine member Board of Education"