Maple Shade School District

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Maple Shade School District
170 Frederick Avenue
Maple Shade, NJ 08052
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Michael Livengood
Business administrator Diana Cawood
Schools 4
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,113 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 154.5 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 13.68:1
Other information
District Factor Group CD
Website http://www.mapleshade.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1A Total Spending $17,764 32 $18,891 -6.0%
1 Budgetary Cost 13,564 31 14,783 -8.2%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,283 39 8,763 -5.5%
6 Support Services 2,040 32 2,392 -14.7%
8 Administrative Cost 1,396 19 1,485 -6.0%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,449 24 1,783 -18.7%
13 Extracurricular Activities 326 15 268 21.6%
16 Median Teacher Salary 63,016 32 64,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

The Maple Shade School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 2,113 students and 154.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.68:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth 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.[3]

Schools

Elementary schools
  • Howard R. Yocum Elementary School[7] (Grades K to 2; 564 students)
    • Stephen Cappello, Principal[8]
  • Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School[9] (Grades 3 to 4; 349)
    • Steve Ormsby, Principal[8]
  • Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School[10] (Grades 5 to 6; 311)
    • Cathy Quattrone, Principal[8]
High school

History

Prior to the opening of Maple Shade High School in 1972, the township's students had been sent for 40 years to Merchantville High School in neighboring Camden County. With the loss of Maple Shade students, Merchantville closed its high school after the end of the 1971-72 school year and started sending its students to Pennsauken High School for grades nine through twelve.[12]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][13]

  • Beth Norcia, Superintendent[14]
  • Diana Cawood, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[15]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 District information for Maple Shade Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  4. School Data for the Maple Shade School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  5. Schools, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  6. New Jersey School Directory for the Maple Shade School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  7. Howard R. Yocum Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 District Contact List, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  9. Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  10. Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  11. Maple Shade High School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  12. McPherson, Gary. "Looking back through the Maple Shade archives", The Central Record, December 8, 2010. Accessed September 2, 2014. "With the then brand new Maple Shade High School slated to open its doors in 1972, Merchantville residents were faced with a dilemma. Keep the high school open and support a 200 student building or close the school and send local students to Pennsauken High School instead."
  13. New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  14. Superintendent, Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.
  15. Diana Cawood, Business Admin/BOE Sec., Maple Shade School District. Accessed September 2, 2014.

External links

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