Voorhees Township Public Schools
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The Voorhees Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 serving students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Voorhees Township
Voorhees Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,126 people, 10,489 households, and 7,069 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,424.0 people per square mile . There were 11,084 housing units at an average density of 955.2 per square mile...

, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 3,309 students and 250.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...

 as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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 grades 9 - 12 attend the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
The Eastern Camden County Regional High School District is a limited-purpose, public regional school district for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey...

, a limited-purpose, public regional school district. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Eastern Intermediate High School
Eastern Intermediate High School
Eastern Intermediate High School is a public high school for students in grades nine to ten from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. The school serves students from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees...

 with 1,088 students for grades 9 and 10, and
Eastern High School
Eastern High School (New Jersey)
Eastern High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District...

 with 1,044 students for grades 11 and 12. The schools serve a combined population of approximately 37,000 in the communities of Berlin Borough
Berlin, New Jersey
Berlin is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,588.Berlin was incorporated as a borough on March 29, 1927, from portions of Berlin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26,...

, Gibbsboro
Gibbsboro, New Jersey
Gibbsboro is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,274.Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, based on the results of a...

 and Voorhees Township. Both schools are located on the same site, but operate independently.

Awards and recognition

For the 2003-04 school year, Edward T. Hamilton Elementary School received the Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
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 from the United States Department of Education
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, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School (6-8)
  • Voorhees Middle School
    Voorhees Middle School
    Voorhees Middle School is the only middle school in the township of Voorhees, New Jersey. It has over 1,500 students and a large number of teachers, resources, and activities....

     with 1,170 students in grades 6-8

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • Raymond J. Brosel, Jr., Superintendent
  • Frank T. DeBerardinis, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

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