Galloway Township Public Schools
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101 South Reeds Road
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08205United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°29′03″N 74°30′48″W / 39.484102°N 74.513348°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grades | pre-K to 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superintendent | Stephen Santilli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business administrator | Joy N. Nixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 3,164 (as of 2021–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty | 304.5 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.4:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Galloway Township Public Schools (GTPS) are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Galloway Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,164 students and 304.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
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 Absegami High School, located in the township. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,169 students and 102.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Students in the western portion of the township have the option of attending Cedar Creek High School in neighboring Egg Harbor City under the school of choice program. Both high schools are part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional public high school district serving students from the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township. The district also serves students from the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) as part of sending/receiving relationships.