Northfield Community Schools

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Northfield Community Schools
2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225
District information
Grades K-8
Superintendent Robert Garguilo (interim)
Business administrator Linda Albright
Schools 2
Students and staff
Enrollment 1,042 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 82.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.68:1
Other information
District Factor Group DE
Website http://northfield.groupfusion.net/
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1A Total Spending $16,292 24 $18,891 -13.8%
1 Budgetary Cost 12,260 18 14,159 -13.4%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,381 36 8,659 -3.2%
6 Support Services 1,293 5 2,167 -40.3%
8 Administrative Cost 1,355 20 1,547 -12.4%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,161 11 1,612 -28.0%
13 Extracurricular Activities 70 24 104 -32.7%
16 Median Teacher Salary 56,030 15 61,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Northfield Community Schools are a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from the City of Northfield, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,042 students and 82.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.68:1.[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.[3]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend the Mainland Regional High School, which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.[4] The high school is located in Linwood.

Awards and recognition

Karen Weeks, 7th grade math teacher at Northfield Community School, was named the 2009/2010 Atlantic County Teacher of the Year.

In 2009, Northfield Community School was named one of eight New Jersey Schools of Character.

In 2008, Northfield Community School was named the Healthiest School in Atlantic County in AtlantiCare's Healthy Schools contest, receiving a $5,000 grant.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6]

Elementary school
  • Northfield Community Elementary School[7] which served 556 students in grades K-4
    • Maureen Vaccaro - Principal[8]
Middle school
  • Northfield Community Middle School[9] which served 486 students in grades 5-8
    • Glenn Robbins, Jr. - Principal[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][10]

  • Robert Garguilo, Interim Superintendent[11]
  • Linda Albright, Business Administrator[12]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Northfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 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 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mainland Regional High School 2014 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015. "The 2013-2014 school year was another very successful year for Mainland Regional High School. Enrollment slightly decreased to approximately 1400 students in our 9-12 building. The school serves the communities of Linwood, Northfield, and Somers Point with a total population of 26,511. "
  5. ↑ School Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ New Jersey School Directory data for the Northfield Community Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ Northfield Community Elementary School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Faculty & Staff, Northfield Community School. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ Northfield Community Middle School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ Superintendent's Message, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ Business Administrator's Office, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed September 12, 2014.
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