Plumsted Township School District
Address
117 Evergreen Road
New Egypt
, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08533
United States
Coordinates40°04′47″N 74°31′56″W / 40.079825°N 74.532119°W / 40.079825; -74.532119
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentMichelle Halperin-Krain
Business administratorSean Gately
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment1,216 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Faculty126.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.6:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupDE
Websitewww.newegypt.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,88026$18,891−5.4%
1Budgetary Cost13,2341714,783−10.5%
2Classroom Instruction7,752208,763−11.5%
6Support Services2,046272,392−14.5%
8Administrative Cost1,495131,4850.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,390101,783−22.0%
13Extracurricular Activities5313426898.1%
16Median Teacher Salary57,6801864,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Plumsted Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that educates students in kindergarten though twelfth grade (in addition to special education students in pre-kindergarten) from Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,216 students and 126.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.[4]

History

Plumsted Township voters approved a December 1997 referendum under which $16.5 million would be borrowed to build new school facilities, while the existing middle school would be converted for use as a high school.[5] Later that month, the commissioner of Education approved the withdrawal, as the feasibility study prepared showed no negative financial impact to either district and would not substantially impact the racial makeup of the students enrolled at Allentown High School.[6] The high school opened its doors in September 1999 and admitted 100 ninth-graders who would graduate in spring 2003, ending a sending/receiving relationship that had existed for more than 50 years with the Upper Freehold Regional School District under which students from the township attended Allentown High School.[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9][10][11][12]

Elementary schools
  • Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School[13] with 538 students in grades PreK-5
    • Walter Therien, principal
Middle school
  • New Egypt Middle School[14] with 294 students in grades 6-8
    • Andrea Caldes, principal
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Michelle Halperin-Krain, superintendent
  • Sean Gately, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of seven 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 either two or 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 day-to-day operation of the district.[18][19][20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 District information for Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Plumsted Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Plumsted Township School District. Composition: The Plumsted Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Plumsted Township."
  4. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Woodberry Jr., Warren. "Planning begins now that Plumsted High School has OK", Asbury Park Press, December 28, 1997. Accessed April 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "With the township's approval Dec. 16 of a $16.5 million bond referendum to convert the New Egypt Middle School on Evergreen Road into a high school, district officials are now developing plans for the kind of school they, parents and students want built..... For more than 50 years, high school students here have attended Allentown High School as part of a sending-receiving relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The state Department of Education must first approve the Plumsted school district's plan to withdraw 400 students from Allentown. The new school is planned to be operating by September 1999."
  6. ↑ Board of Education of the Township of Plumsted, Ocean County v. Board of Education of the Upper Freehold Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, December 12, 1997. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Vosseller, Bob. "NHS receives high praise for curriculum", The New Egypt Press, September 14, 1999. Accessed August 12, 2014. "History will be made this week when 100 ninth-graders enter the New Egypt High School marking its inaugural class. Two years ago Plumsted Township voters in a strong majority vote withdrew from Allentown High School in the Upper Freehold Regional School District through a referendum vote."
  8. ↑ School Data for the Plumsted Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ Schools, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ About Plumsted, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ Public Schools Directory 2020-2021; Living and Learning in Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ New Egypt Middle School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ New Egypt High School, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ Administration, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
  17. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Plumsted Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "The Plumsted Township Public School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Ocean, 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. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year."
  20. ↑ Board of Education Members, Plumsted Township School District. Accessed April 14, 2021.
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