Editing Clayton, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[Clayton Public Schools]] serve public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=0af5065b7cf14e56baa01b56d2269805 Clayton Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Clayton Public Schools. Accessed February 16, 2020. "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 twelve in the Clayton School District. Composition The Clayton School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Clayton."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district has three schools, an enrollment of 1,463 students, and 117.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis) for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3403180&DistrictID=3403180 District information for Clayton Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403180 School Data for the Clayton Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Herma S. Simmons Elementary School<ref>[https://claytonps.org/schools/herma-simmons-elementary Herma S. Simmons Elementary School], Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 668 students in grades PreK-5, Clayton Middle School<ref>[https://claytonps.org/schools/clayton-middle-school Clayton Middle School], Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 343 students in grades 6-8, and [[Clayton High School (New Jersey)|Clayton High School]]<ref>[https://claytonps.org/schools/clayton-high-school Clayton High School], Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref> with 420 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://claytonps.org/schools/ Our Schools], Clayton Public Schools. Accessed December 17, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12267/GCPSD-revisions-for-2023-2024 ''2023-2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory''], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/15/0860 School Performance Reports for the Clayton PublicSchool District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 10, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0860 New Jersey School Directory for the Clayton Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

In September 2009, voters approved a referendum that covered a $20 million renovation and expansion project at the middle school / high school.<ref>Driscoll, Jessica. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1259559617159420.xml&coll=8 "Clayton, Pitman prepare for OK'd school upgrade referendum work"], ''[[Gloucester County Times]]'', November 30, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Voters approved bond referendums for two local school districts in September and now district officials are working with architects to prepare bid specifications and prepare for construction. In Clayton, work will likely begin this spring on a $20 million renovation and expansion project at the high school/ middle school."</ref> In September 2014, voters approved a referendum that covered $9.7 million to upgrade all three schools in the district. The approved projects include a roof replacement at both the high school and middle school, an addition of a 750-seat auditorium, technology infrastructure at all three schools, a new football field stadium lighting and a new gym floor at Herma Simmons Elementary School.<ref>Pritchett, Kristina. [https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2014/12/clayton_residents_approve_97_million_referendum_in_december_special_election.html "Clayton residents approve $9.7 million referendum in December special election"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', December 10, 2014, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

Students in Gloucester County are eligible to apply to attend [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]], a four-year high school in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] that provides technical and vocational education programs. As a public school, students and their families do not pay tuition to attend the school.<ref>[https://www.gcit.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=26635&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=19284 Admissions], [[Gloucester County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."</ref>

Formed from a merger of two regional schools, St. Michael the Archangel Regional School is a [[K–8 school]] that operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]].<ref>[https://southjerseycatholicschools.org/catholic-schools-in-south-jersey/ Schools], South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 19, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.saintmichaelsonline.com/about-us/school-history/ History], St. Michael the Archangel Regional School. Accessed February 19, 2023. "St. Michael the Archangel Regional School first opened its doors in September, 2008 as the result of a merger of St. Bridget Regional School, Glassboro, NJ and St. Catherine of Siena School, Clayton, NJ. The creation of the school was the result of declining enrollment and financial concerns in the schools located within the Diocese of Camden."</ref> The former St. Catherine of Siena Regional School in Clayton merged with St. Michael in 2008.<ref>Giordano, Rita. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/local/20080906_After_much_work__newly_merged_school_opens_in_Clayton.html "After much work, newly merged school opens in Clayton"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 6, 2008. Accessed February 19, 2023. St. Bridget's was one of 15 schools in the Diocese of Camden slated for merger by the fall. It would join with St. Catherine of Siena in Clayton, the school St. Bridget's junior varsity girls beat in the basketball championship last year. The plan was for the schools to become one in St. Catherine's building with a new name, a new community."</ref>