Quinton Township School District

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

Quinton Township School District
Address
8 Robinson Street Quinton Township , Salem County, New Jersey, 08072 United States
Coordinates	39°32′46″N 75°24′46″W / 39.546219°N 75.412727°W / 39.546219; -75.412727
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Stewart G. Potter Jr.
Business administrator	Karen Mathews
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	287 (as of 2022–23)^[1]
Faculty	28.4 FTEs^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.1:1^[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	A
Website	www.quintonschool.info
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-8 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $16,610 13 $18,891 −12.1% 1 Budgetary Cost 11,431 8 14,159 −19.3% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,672 8 8,659 −22.9% 6 Support Services 1,441 8 2,167 −33.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,671 39 1,547 8.0% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,518 22 1,612 −5.8% 13 Extracurricular Activities 125 29 104 20.2% 16 Median Teacher Salary 61,547 53 61,136 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 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 287 students and 28.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1.^[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 Salem High School in Salem City, together with students from Elsinboro Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township and Mannington Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Salem City School District.^[6][7][8] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 399 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:

Elementary school

• Quinton Township Elementary School, with 273 students in grades PreK-8
  • Gwen Herman, principal^[11]

Administration

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

• Stewart G. Potter Jr., superintendent^[11]
• Karen Mathews, business administrator and board secretary^[14]

Board of education

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

References

1. District information for Quinton 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 Quinton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
4. New Jersey School Directory for the Quinton 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 December 8, 2014.
6. Our Sending Districts, Salem City School District (New Jersey). Accessed January 24, 2017. "Salem High School welcomes students from: Elsinboro Township School; Lower Alloways Creek School; Mannington Township School; Quinton Township School"
7. Shott, Meghan. "Salem High School", SouthJersey.com. Accessed January 24, 2017. "Students from Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship, according to the school's 2010 Report Card from the NJ Department of Education."
8. Bumpus, Robert L. Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Salem County, New Jersey Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. "In this area of Salem County four P-8 districts, Lower Alloway Creek, Quinton, Elsinboro, and Mannington Townships have a send/receive agreement with neighboring Salem City to send their students to Salem High School."
9. School data for Salem High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
10. School Data for the Quinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
11. Administration, Quinton Township School District. Accessed May 11, 2023.
12. Board of Education, Quinton Township School District. Accessed May 11, 2023.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
14. Business Office, Quinton Township School District. Accessed December 26, 2020.
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 Quinton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 9, 2024. "The Quinton Township School District is a Type II District located in the County of Salem, 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 each. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades K-8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 15.
17. District Policy 9110 - Membership & Terms of Office, Quinton Township School District. Accessed December 26, 2020. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of nine (9) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of the district, at the annual School Board election."

External links

• Quinton Township School District
• School Performance Reports for the Quinton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Quinton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics