Woodbine School District

Not to be confused with Woodbine Community School District.

Woodbine School District
Address
801 Webster Avenue
Woodbine
, Cape May County, New Jersey, 08270
United States
Coordinates39°14′06″N 74°49′00″W / 39.235053°N 74.816689°W / 39.235053; -74.816689
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentCarleena Supp
Business administratorRon Latham
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment239 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty29.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.woodbineschool.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,35854$18,89118.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,0482214,159−0.8%
2Classroom Instruction9,255368,6596.9%
6Support Services2,299322,1676.1%
8Administrative Cost1,527251,547−1.3%
10Operations & Maintenance94131,612−41.6%
13Extracurricular Activities188104−82.7%
16Median Teacher Salary60,2094561,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with up to 400 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=71

The Woodbine School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodbine, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 239 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.[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 Middle Township High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship that began with the 2013-14 school year;[6] students from Avalon, Dennis Township and Stone Harbor also attend the school.[7][8][9] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 790 students and 65.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.[10]

History

In 2008, the district had about 215 students in its K-8 school, and it sent 60 students to Millville high schools. It employed 20 teachers for its K-8 students.[11]

Students had previously been sent to attend high school in Millville, as part of a relationship with the Millville Public Schools.[11] Students attended Memorial High School[12] for ninth grade and half of tenth and Millville Senior High School[13] for 10th grade through the 12th grade[14] with those in attendance as of the 2013-14 school year completing until their education in Millville until graduation; the Woodbine district estimated savings of $4,000 per student by the switch from Millville to Middle Township, with total savings of $200,000 annually after all of Woodbine's high school students are attending Middle Township.[15]

In 2008 the Woodbine District was considering switching its receiving high school from Millville to Middle Township.[11] In 2013 the Woodbine chose to change its receiving high school district to Middle Township. Lynda Anderson-Towns, superintendent of the Woodbine district, cited the closer proximity and smaller size of Middle Township High.[16] Millville is 20 miles (32 km) away from Woodbine while Middle Township High is 12 miles (19 km) from Woodbine.[17] The first group of Woodbine 9th graders to Middle Township High began attending in fall 2013.[18] The Woodbine students already attending Millville high schools remained there.[17]

School

Woodbine Elementary School serves students in grades PreK-8. The school had an enrollment of 232 students in the 2022–23 school year.[19]

  • Anthony DeVico, principal[20]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[20][21]

  • Carleena Supp, superintendent
  • Ron Latham, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Woodbine 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 Woodbine School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Woodbine 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 December 9, 2014.
  6. ^ Woodbine School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 9, 2017. "The Woodbine Elementary School is a single building rural school that houses students in preschool through eighth grade. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 220 students. Following graduation from eighth grade, the students attend Middle Township High School, the Cape May County Technical High School, as well as other private schools for their secondary education."
  7. ^ Middle Township High School 2015 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Middle Township High School is a four-year, accredited, comprehensive high school situated in central Cape May County. The school serves the communities of Middle Township, Dennis Township, Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Woodbine Borough."
  8. ^ About Us, Woodbine School District. Accessed March 10, 2024. "The Woodbine School District is a single building rural school district that houses students in preschool through eighth grade. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 250 students. The students from Woodbine Elementary School attend Middle Township High School, Cape May County Vocational School, as well as other private and charter schools for their secondary education."
  9. ^ Home page, Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2024. "The high school is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades. In addition to students from Middle Township, students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships."
  10. ^ School data for Middle Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Campbell, Al (February 27, 2008). "Woodbine School Proposes Consolidation with Middle Schools". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2021. One key factor, said Kopakowski, is Woodbine's sending-receiving relationship with Millville School District. That Cumberland County district, with about 6,400 pupils K-12 has long educated Woodbine's high school students.
  12. ^ Memorial High School, Millville Public Schools. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  13. ^ Millville Senior High School, Millville Public Schools. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Schools Directory Archived 2014-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Millville Public Schools. Accessed September 1, 2013.
  15. ^ Campbell, Al. 'Woodbine Freshmen to Enter Middle Township High School in September", Cape May County Herald, August 7, 2013. Accessed July 26, 2014. "That's due the July 29 decision by state Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf to permit eighth grade graduates from Woodbine to enter Middle Township High School instead of Millville High School. Pupils presently enrolled at Millville High School from Woodbine will graduate from there, to minimize impact on them."
  16. ^ D'Amico, Diane (July 23, 2013). "Woodbine seeks to send students to Middle Township High School". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  17. ^ a b D'Amico, Diane (August 6, 2013). "Woodbine students to begin attending Middle Township High School instead of Millville". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Campbell, Al (August 7, 2013). "Woodbine Freshmen to Enter Middle Township High School in September". Cape May County Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ^ School Data for the Woodbine School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  20. ^ a b Board of Education, Woodbine School District. Accessed March 10, 2024.
  21. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  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. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Borough of Woodbine School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed March 10, 2024. "The Borough of Woodbine School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, 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. Effective with the 2012 fiscal year, the election of Board Members was moved to the general election in November resulting in the members whose term would have expired in April being carried over to December 31. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."
  24. ^ Board Members, Woodbine School district. Accessed March 10, 2024.
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