Editing Delanco Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Delanco Township School District]] serves public school students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=cd074061972742bba56af4e8c9b0c535 Delanco Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Delanco Township School District. Accessed January 31, 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 Delanco Township School District. Composition: The Delanco Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Delanco Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 384 students and 27.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403690&DistrictID=3403690 District information for Delanco Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[New Jersey Department of Education]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403690 School Data for the Delanco Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
M. Joan Pearson Elementary School<ref>[https://www.delanco.com/schools/pearson-elementary-school M. Joan Pearson Elementary School], Delanco Township School District. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> with 218 students in grades K-5 and 
Walnut Street Middle School<ref>[https://www.delanco.com/schools/walnut-middle-school Walnut Street Middle School], Delanco Township School District. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> with 140 students in grades 6-8.<ref>[https://www.delanco.com/schools Our Schools], Delanco Township School District. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/1173/Public-Schools-Directory?bidId= ''2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory''], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/1030 School Performance Reports for the Delanco Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1030 New Jersey School Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend [[Riverside High School (New Jersey)|Riverside High School]] in [[Riverside Township, New Jersey|Riverside Township]] as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Riverside School District (New Jersey)|Riverside School District]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/4450/000.html Riverside Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803170729/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/05/4450/000.html |date=August 3, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 30, 2017. "The School District educates approximately 1,400 students. The district has a very positive and cooperative send/receive relationship with the Delanco Public Schools. Students from Delanco are educated in their local K-8 District, and then subsequently attend grades 9-12 at Riverside High School."</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060927193134/http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/test/new/schools/hsdistricts.shtml High School Sending Districts], Burlington County Library System, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 27, 2006. Accessed December 10, 2014.</ref><ref>Hefler, Jan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120531072815/http://articles.philly.com/1990-12-05/news/25921081_1_riverside-board-screening-committee-riverside-elementary "Relations Improve Between Riverside And Delanco Boards"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', December 5, 1990. Accessed December 10, 2014. "The two boards were not always on such friendly terms. In October, the Riverside board hired Jane Butler as superintendent of schools without any suggestions from the Delanco board and without any advance notice. Butler, who will become superintendent effective July 1, will oversee the school system, which includes Riverside High School. Delanco sends 100 students to Riverside High."</ref><ref>Coppock, Kristen. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12ED23DE92A13210&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Delanco schools look to eliminate staff"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', March 24, 2010. Accessed December 10, 2014. "Students in grades nine to 12 attend Riverside High School under a sending agreement."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 428 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.6:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414010&ID=341401001234 School data for Riverside High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students from Delanco Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]], a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford]] and [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]].<ref>[https://www.bcit.cc/Page/71 Why Choose BCIT?], [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref> All costs associated with attending the school are paid by the home school district, which is also responsible for student transportation to and from the school.<ref>[https://www.bcit.cc/domain/16 FAQ], [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed September 2, 2020. "BCIT is a free, public high school option for Burlington County students. Costs associated with attending BCIT are covered by your sending school, including transportation."</ref>