The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional

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serving students from five communities in Gloucester County,

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, United States. The district serves students in

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through

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s from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township. Students in ninth through twelfth grades from Logan Township who attend as part of a

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in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,863 students and 231.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.District information for Kingsway Regional School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022. The Kingsway Regional School District is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

History

Designed with 40 classrooms built to accommodate an enrollment of 1,100 and constructed at a cost of $1.75 million on a site covering , the school opened in September 1963 for an initial enrollment of 675 students in grades 7-12, including students in grades 9-12 who had previously attended

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, which ended operations after 40 years. Prior to the school's opening, students had attended either Sweedesboro High School or

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. Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would have merged with its constituent member's K-6 districts to become a full K-12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.Forand, Rebecca
"Kingsway districts may see change"
'' Gloucester County Times'', April 7, 2011. Accessed December 29, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: *Kingsway Regional Middle School with 925 students in grades 7-8 **Brian Tonelli, principal * Kingsway Regional High School with 1,893 students in grades 9-12 **Stefanie Fox-Manno, principal Both schools are located in Woolwich Township.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *James J. Lavender, superintendent *Jason Schimpf, business administrator

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine elected 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. Seats on the board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent districts, with four seats assigned to Woolwich Township, three to East Greenwich Township and one each to South Harrison Township and Swedesboro. The Logan Township district appoints a member to serve on the Kingsway board.Board of Education
Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 13, 2023. "The Kingsway Regional Board of Education is comprised of nine members elected by the citizens of the Townships of East Greenwich, Woolwich, South Harrison and the Borough of Swedesboro. The Logan Township Board of Education appoints Kingsway’s tenth member annually."

References

External links

Regional School District
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Data for the Kingsway Regional School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Gloucester County, New Jersey School Districts 1963 establishments in New Jersey School districts established in 1963 East Greenwich Township, New Jersey Logan Township, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group FG School districts in Gloucester County, New Jersey South Harrison Township, New Jersey Swedesboro, New Jersey Woolwich Township, New Jersey