Galloway Township Public Schools

Galloway Township Public Schools
Address
101 South Reeds Road
, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 08205
United States
Coordinates39°29′03″N 74°30′48″W / 39.484102°N 74.513348°W / 39.484102; -74.513348
District information
Gradespre-K to 8
SuperintendentStephen Santilli
Business administratorJoy N. Nixon
Schools6
Students and staff
Enrollment3,164 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty304.5 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio10.4:1
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.gtps.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,81052$18,891−5.7%
1Budgetary Cost14,5474914,1592.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,520708,6599.9%
6Support Services2,158502,167−0.4%
8Administrative Cost1,359211,547−12.2%
10Operations & Maintenance1,438321,612−10.8%
13Extracurricular Activities368104−65.4%
16Median Teacher Salary63,2825861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-8 districts with more than 750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=84

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.