Editing Stow Creek Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Stow Creek School District]] serves public school students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Stow Creek School.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/11/5070 School Performance Reports for the Stow Creek Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 11, 2024.</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 125 students and 25.4 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 4.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3415840&DistrictID=3415840 District information for Stow Creek Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> In the 2016-17 school year, it had the 13th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 13. Stow Creek Township - Enrollment: 123; Grades: K-8; County: Cumberland"</ref> Under the Greenwich - Stow Creek Partnership established in 2009 with the [[Greenwich Township School District (Cumberland County, New Jersey)|Greenwich Township School District]] in [[Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], students from both townships attend Morris Goodwin School for grades K-4 and Stow Creek School for grades 5-8.<ref>[http://new.greenwichstowcreekpartnershipschools.org/about-our-schools/ About Our Schools], Greenwich Stow Creek Partnership Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020. "By taking advantage of the economies of scale their combined numbers permit, the Greenwich-Stow Creek Partnership endeavors to maximize their limited financial resources and provide the students from both communities with the best education possible.... As the Partnership’s primary school, Morris Goodwin now has enough students to support activities that were previously not available to students. Special offerings for enrichment have been incorporated into the daily schedule. Likewise, Stow Creek School, as the partnership’s middle school, now has enough students to support complete departmentalization with subject-certified, highly-qualified teachers in every area."</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Cumberland Regional High School]], which also serves students from [[Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Deerfield Township]], [[Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Fairfield Township]], [[Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]], [[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh Borough]] and [[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/11/0997/000.html Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Cumberland Regional School District, located in Western Cumberland County, provides students with a comprehensive learning environment in a nurturing and personalized setting. The district serves students in grades 9-12 who reside in the municipalities of Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich & Stow Creek, Hopewell & Shiloh, and Upper Deerfield."</ref><ref name=SJOL>Shott, Meghan. [http://sjol.com/articles/?articleID=32588 "Cumberland Regional High School"], ''South Jersey'' magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."</ref><ref>[http://www.crhsd.org/pages/Cumberland_Reg_HS/About_Us/Constituent_Districts Constituent Districts]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed June 5, 2016.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,124 students and 82.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.7:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403620&ID=340362001820 School data for Cumberland Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024. Note that faculty data was taken from the district and the ratio was then calculated on that basis.</ref> The high school district has a nine-member [[board of education]], with board seats allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with each municipality assigned a minimum of one seat; Stow Creek Township has one seat on the board.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf 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.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0997.pdf#page=45 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Cumberland Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 10, 2024. "The Cumberland Regional Board of Education is a Type II district located in the County of Cumberland, 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 purpose of the district is to educate students in grades 9-12."</ref><ref>[https://www.crhsd.org/district/board-of-education Board of Education], Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed May 2, 2024. "The Cumberland Regional School District is led by a nine-member Board of Education representing Cumberland Regional High School's constituent district municipalities: Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township."</ref>

Students are also eligible to attend [[Cumberland County Technical Education Center]] in Vineland, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.cumberland.tec.nj.us/pdf/CCTech_OverviewBooklet-9-20-19_2.pdf#page=34 Admissions Booklet], [[Cumberland County Technical Education Center]]. Accessed December 20, 2022. "Who Can Apply? Applicants must be enrolled in 8th grade and live in Cumberland County."</ref>