Hamilton Township Schools

The Hamilton Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Hamilton Township Schools
Address
1876 Dennis Foreman Drive
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08330
United States
Coordinates39.455686°N 74.678881°W / 39.455686; -74.678881
District information
GradesPreK-8
SuperintendentJeffrey Zito
Business administratorAnne-Marie Fala
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,974 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty254.4 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio11.7:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.hamiltonschools.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,25723$18,891−13.9%
1Budgetary Cost11,8931314,159−16.0%
2Classroom Instruction7,14688,659−17.5%
6Support Services1,882252,167−13.2%
8Administrative Cost1,288141,547−16.7%
10Operations & Maintenance1,485401,612−7.9%
13Extracurricular Activities8335104−20.2%
16Median Teacher Salary48,780261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,974 students and 254.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.

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.

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 952 students and 87.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. The high school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving students at the district's two other schools, Absegami High School and Cedar Creek High School, from the other constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township and Mullica Township, together with students from the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County), who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.

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