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The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade form five communities in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township for K-12, along with students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships. A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,425 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Elementary schools

• William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center with 83 students in grades PreK-K
  • Diane Cioffi, principal
• Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School with 470 students in grades 1-5
  • Diane Cioffi, principal

Middle school

• Woodstown Middle School with 278 students in grades 6-8
  • Allison Pessolano, principal

High school

• Woodstown High School with 579 students in grades 9-12
  • Richard Senor, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Virginia Grossman, superintendent of schools
• Rose Chin, school business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of 11 members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, nine members of the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with 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. Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with five seats assigned to Pilesgrove and for to Woodstown; the sending districts of Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township each send a member designated by the board of education of the sending district.

References

1. ^ District information for Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Composition: The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Woodstown, Township of Pilesgrove, Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township."
4. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2020. "It is my pleasure to present to you the 2015-2016 New Jersey School Report Card for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district’s programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove. Leadership and oversight of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District begins with the Board of Education."
5. About Us, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed March 12, 2020. "All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township."
6. Bumpus, Robert L. "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization", Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the Asbury Park Press. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School."
7. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 21, 2014.
8. School Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
9. About Us, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022. "Located in Salem County, the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District consists of four schools: Early Childhood Learning Center (grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School (grades 1 through 5), Woodstown Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and Woodstown High School (grades 9 through 12). All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township."
10. School Performance Reports for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
11. New Jersey School Directory for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
12. William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.
13. ^ Administrators, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed September 1, 2018.
14. Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.
15. Woodstown Middle School, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.
16. Woodstown High School, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
19. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed February 11, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Salem, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District."
20. Board of Education Members, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021.
21. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education Home District Policy 0141.2 - Board Member And Term - Receiving District, Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021. "The Board of Education of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District shall be comprised of eleven members; five members elected by the voters of Pilesgrove and four members elected by the voters of Woodstown at the annual school Board election for a term of three years. The Board shall also be comprised of one elected member from both the Alloway Township Board of Education and the Upper Pittsgrove Township Board of Education who will be appointed by them in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8.2 who shall act and perform in accordance with law."

External links

• Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
• School Performance Reports for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics

v t e Education in Salem County, New Jersey
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Public high schools	Penns Grove HS Pennsville Memorial Salem Salem County Career and Technical Arthur P. Schalick Woodstown
Tertiary	Salem Community College
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