| Lower Alloways Creek Township School District | |
| Superintendent: | Henry Bermann (interim) |
| Businessadmin: | Kimberly Lenox |
| Address: | 967 Main Street |
| City: | Lower Alloways Creek Township |
| County: | Salem County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08079 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.4655°N -75.4099°W |
| Grades: | Pre-K to 8 |
| Schools: | 1 |
| Enrollment: | 176 (as of 2022–23) |
| Faculty: | 21.0 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 8.4:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | CD |
The Lower Alloways Creek Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lower Alloways Creek Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 176 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[3] In the 2016–17 school year, Lower Alloways Creek Township had the 32nd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 159 students.[4]
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.[5]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Salem High School in Salem City, together with students from Elsinboro Township, Mannington Township and Quinton 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]
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School had an enrollment of 144 students in grades PreK-8 during the 2021–22 school year.[10]
Core members of the district's administration are:[11] [12]
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 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.[13] [14] [15]