Editing Lumberton, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
For [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]], public school students attend the [[Lumberton Township School District]].<ref>[http://go.boarddocs.com/nj/lts/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AFBHPC497033 Lumberton Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 8 in the Lumberton Township School District. Composition: The Lumberton Township School District is comprised of all of the area within the municipal boundaries of Lumberton Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,141 students and 96.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.8:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409180&DistrictID=3409180 District information for Lumberton Township Board Of Education], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409180 School Data for the Lumberton Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are 
Ashbrook Elementary School<ref>[https://www.lumberton.k12.nj.us/Domain/8 Ashbrook Elementary School], Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> with 398 students in grades PreK-2, 
Bobby's Run School<ref>[https://www.lumberton.k12.nj.us/Domain/9 Bobby's Run School], Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> with 328 students in grades 3-5 and 
Lumberton Middle School<ref>[https://www.lumberton.k12.nj.us/Domain/10 Lumberton Middle School], Lumberton Township School District. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> with 378 students in grades 6-8.<ref>[http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1173 ''2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory''], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 9, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/2850 School Performance Reports for the Lumberton Township Board of Education], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2850 New Jersey School Directory for Lumberton Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In 2018, the district decided to close the Florence L. Walther School, which had served students in Kindergarten and first grade, at the end of the 2019-20 school year and reconfigure the grades assigned to the three remaining facilities.<ref>Ryan, Lisa. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/education/2018/11/15/lumberton-district-closing-florence-l/8363521007/ "Lumberton district closing Florence L. Walther School"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 15, 2018. Accessed February 28, 2023. "The township school district will close the Florence L. Walther School on July 1, 2020 due to declining state aid and enrollment. The district Board of Education voted to close the kindergarten-to-first-grade school at the close of the 2019-20 school year and reorganize the district, Superintendent Joseph Langowski said.... In addition, district-wide enrollment fell from 1,776 in the 2002-2003 school year to 1,223 students in 2017-2018, according to district officials."</ref>

For [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, public school students attend the [[Rancocas Valley Regional High School]], a comprehensive regional public [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] serving students from five communities encompassing approximately {{convert|40|sqmi|km2}} and comprised of the communities of [[Eastampton Township, New Jersey|Eastampton Township]], [[Hainesport Township, New Jersey|Hainesport Township]], Lumberton Township, [[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mount Holly]] and [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/05/4320/000.html Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/54054a82-7594-557d-8827-20427fd403ef.html "Regional School Districts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042812/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/54054a82-7594-557d-8827-20427fd403ef.html |date=December 1, 2017 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"</ref><ref>[http://www.rvrhs.com/about_us/history.jsp?rn=2473882 History of the School], Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately {{convert|40|sqmi|km2}} and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.6:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413620&ID=341362001230 School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The school is located in Mount Holly Township. The high school district's [[board of education]] has nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with three seats assigned to Lumberton Township.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/4320.pdf#page=38 ''Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its one school." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.</ref><ref>[https://www.rvrhs.com/ourpages/auto/2024/2/23/72012412696810246726/School%20Profile%20.pdf#page=7 School Profile], p. 7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 10, 2024. "RVRHS is governed by nine Board members, comprising two representatives each from Mount Holly and Westampton, three from Lumberton, and one each from Eastampton and Hainesport. Board members are elected each November for three-year terms."</ref>

Students from Lumberton 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>[http://www.bcit.cc/Page/71 Why Choose BCIT?], [[Burlington County Institute of Technology]]. Accessed November 26, 2013.</ref>