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Upper Township School District
Upper Township School District
Address
	525 Perry Road Petersburg, Cape May County, New Jersey, 08270; United States
Coordinates	39°15′33″N 74°44′00″W / 39.259286°N 74.733393°W
District information
Grades	PreK-8
Superintendent	Christopher H. Kobik (acting)
Business administrator	Laurie Ryan
Schools	3
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,404 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty	122.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio	11.5:1
Other information
District Factor Group	FG
Website	www.upperschools.org
	Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.; *Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

The Upper Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[3] Students from Corbin City, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.^[4]^[5]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,404 students and 122.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.^[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.^[6]

Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades from Upper Township attend Ocean City High School in Ocean City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Ocean City School District, along with students from Corbin City, Longport and Sea Isle City.^[7] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,231 students and 126.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.^[8] About 60% of students in Ocean City High School are from Upper Township.^[9]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[10]) are:^[11]^[12]^[13]

Elementary schools

Upper Township Primary School^[14] with 497 students in grades PreK-2
- Jamie Gillespie, principal^[15]
Upper Township Elementary School^[16] with 408 students in grades 3–5
- Andrea Urbano, principal^[15]

Middle school

Upper Township Middle School^[17] with 485 students in grades 6–8
- Jeff Leek, principal^[15]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:^[18]^[19]

Christopher H. Kobik, acting superintendent^[20]
Laurie Ryan, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, 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.^[21]^[22]^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d District information for Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
^ Upper Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023. "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 eight in the Upper Township School District. Composition: The Upper Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Upper Township."
^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed March 31, 2011.
^ Higgins, Columb. "$35M Upper Township school budget includes large tuition increase to Ocean City", Upper Township Gazette, March 18, 2015. Accessed March 23, 2015. "The district also anticipates $736,825 in tuition revenue, mostly from the Corbin City School District, which sends its students to Upper Township grade schools."
^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 18, 2014.
^ Ocean City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 6, 2017. "Ocean City High School is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, Corbin City and Longport, with an enrollment of over 1,250 students."
^ School data for Ocean City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ "Upper Township school board members frustrated OCHS not accepting School Choice students", The Gazette of Upper Township, March 18, 2015. Accessed January 10, 2017. "Upper Township pays around $10 million in tuition for more than 600 students to attend Ocean City High School. Upper Township students make up around 60 percent of the student body, Palmieri said."
^ School Data for the Upper Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
^ School Information, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ School Performance Reports for the Upper Deerfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
^ New Jersey School Directory for the Upper Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
^ Upper Township Primary School, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Administration: Principals, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ Upper Township Elementary School, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ Upper Township Middle School, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ Central Office: Central Administration, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ New Jersey School Directory for Cape May County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
^ Superintendent, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
^ 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.
^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Upper Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed May 25, 2020. "The Upper Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. Students in grades 9-12 attend Ocean City High School on a tuition basis."
^ Board of Education Members, Upper Township School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.