| Deerfield Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Dina Rossi |
| Businessadmin: | Joseph Giambri Jr. |
| Address: | 419 Morton Avenue |
| City: | Rosenhayn |
| County: | Cumberland County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08352 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.4819°N -75.1337°W |
| Grades: | PreK-8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 319 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 31.0 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 10.3:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | B |
The Deerfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 319 students and 31.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[4]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-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 Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[6] [7] [8] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,124 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.[9] The high school district has a nine-member board of education, with board seats allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population; Deerfield Township has one seat on the board.[10] [11] [12]
Deerfield Township School served a total enrollment of 275 students in grades PreK–8 as of the 2021–22 school year (per the National Center for Education Statistics).[13]
Core members of the district's administration are:[14] [15]
The district's board of education is comprised of seven members who set policy and oversee 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 district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[16] [17] [18] [19]