The Harrison Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,481 students and 111.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 13.31:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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.
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Clearview Regional High School District, which serves students from Harrison Township and Mantua Township. Schools in the district (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Clearview Regional Middle School with 867 students (grades 7 and 8) and Clearview Regional High School with 1,623 students (grades 9-12).
Awards and recognition
For the 2003-04 school year, Pleasant Valley School received the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
Harrison Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Harrison Township Elementary School (827 students in grades PreK-3)
- Pleasant Valley School (654 students in grades 4-6)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Edward Wasilewski, Interim Superintendent
- Robert Scharle, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Harrison Township School District
- Harrison Township School District's 2015â€"16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Harrison Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Clearview Regional High School District