| Commercial Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Kristin Schell |
| Businessadmin: | Darren Harris |
| Address: | 1308 North Avenue |
| City: | Port Norris |
| County: | Cumberland County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08349 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.2821°N -75.0242°W |
| Grades: | K-8 |
| Schools: | 2 |
| Enrollment: | 529 (as of 2018–19) |
| Faculty: | 42.0 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 12.6:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | A |
| Website: | District website |
The Commercial Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 529 students and 42.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[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.[2]
Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend high school in Millville together with students from Lawrence Township and Maurice River Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools under which students attend Memorial High School for ninth grade and half of the tenth grade and Millville Senior High School for half of the tenth grade through the twelfth grade.[3] [4]
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6] [7]
Core members of the district's administration are:[11] [12]
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.[15] [16] [17]