The Upper Pittsgrove School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Upper Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.School Performance Reports for the Upper Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.New Jersey School Directory for the Upper Pittsgrove Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 340 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1.District information for Upper Pittsgrove Twp School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Students in public school for ninth through twelfth grades attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 6, 2017. "This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district's programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove." As of the 2024–25 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 550 students and 50.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1.School data for Woodstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026. Schools Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 340 students in grades PreK–8 as of the 2024–25 school year.School Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026. Phil McFarland, principal
Administration Core members of the school's administration are:Staff Directory, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed February 3, 2026.New Jersey School Directory for Salem County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. Kristin Williams, superintendentA Message from the Administration, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed February 3, 2026. Williams serves as chief school administrator as part of a shared services agreement with the Mannington Township School District.Board of Education Meeting Minutes for July 12, 2022, Mannington Township School District. Accessed May 11, 2023. "Shared Superintendent Services - Approve an agreement with Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education to provide Shared Superintendent Services two days per week through July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 for $600 per day. Further, approve payment to Kristin Williams at a rate of $175 per day for each day worked at Upper Pittsgrove during this time period." Jessica Pate, business administrator and board secretaryBusiness Office, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed February 3, 2026.
Board of education The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.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 for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, New Jersey Department of Education, year ending June 30, 2025. Accessed February 3, 2026."The Upper Pittsgrove Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Salem, 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 members are elected during the general election held in November each year. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades PreK-8.". See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.Board of Education, Upper Pittsgrove School District. Accessed February 3, 2026.Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education District Policy Manual, p. 966. Upper Pittsgrove School District, revised December 21, 2005. Accessed May 11, 2023. "The Board of Education shall be comprised of nine (9) members who are qualified voters and residents of the school district, and who are elected by the voters of Upper Pittsgrove, at the annual School Board election."
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External links Upper Pittsgrove School District
School Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School District, National Center for Education Statistics Woodstown High School