Editing Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
Public school students from Pittsgrove Township and [[Elmer, New Jersey|Elmer borough]] attend the [[Pittsgrove Township School District]] for [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] as part of a full [[sending/receiving relationship]] in which the former Elmer School was integrated into the district as of 2011 and students from both Elmer and Pittsgrove Township attend school together throughout their education.<ref name=Dailey>Dailey, Jennifer. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2009/06/elmer_and_pittsgrove_school_di.html "Elmer and Pittsgrove school districts to merge through send and receive agreement"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', June 17, 2009. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Elmer Board of Education voted unanimously during its school board meeting here Tuesday night to merge with Pittsgrove through a full send and receive agreement. The agreement could have Elmer and Pittsgrove students attending school together."</ref><ref>Dunn, Phil. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2011/12/pittsgrove_township_board_of_e_2.html "Pittsgrove Township Board of Education weighing how many choice students it will accept into district"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', December 19, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Brodzik said the 2011 number includes the influx of students they gained from Elmer since the school became part of the Pittsgrove district."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1314/narrative/33/4150/33-4150-080.html Elmer Elementary School 2014 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 8, 2015. "The Elmer School has been part of the Pittsgrove Township School District for 4 years. Previously the Borough of Elmer's Kindergarten through fourth grade children attended school at the Elmer School while the rest of their students participated in a send/receive agreement with Pittsgrove Township Schools for grades five through twelve. A full send/receive agreement with the Elmer Borough Board of Education was reached for the 2010-2011 school year. All students from both Pittsgrove and Elmer attend school together from preschool through twelfth grade. Elmer Elementary School now houses 200 Pittsgrove and Elmer students in grades one and two."</ref> Initially this was done as part of a full [[sending/receiving relationship]] from Elmer to Pittsgrove Township.<ref name=Dailey/> The Elmer School District fully dissolved after the 2016–17 school year<ref>[http://elmerboroughnj.com/Education.html Education], Elmer Borough. Accessed February 18, 2025. "As of July 31, 2017, there is no longer an Elmer Board of Education."</ref> and was absorbed by the Pittsgrove Township district, which paid $620,000 to acquire the Elmer School facility.<ref>Gallo, Bill Jr. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2017/08/new_jersey_now_has_one_less_school_district.html "Merger means N.J. has one less school district and $2.8M debt was 'forgiven'"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], August 3, 2017. Accessed February 18, 2025. "As part of the consolidation, Pittsgrove purchased the Elmer School building for $620,000, officials said.... As part of the consolidation approval, it was agreed that the $2.8 million that Elmer schools owed to the state would be forgiven."</ref>

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,680 students and 142.9 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=3413110&DistrictID=3413110 District information for Pittsgrove Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413110 School Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are 
Norma Elementary School<ref>[https://norma.pittsgrove.net/ Norma Elementary School], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> with 131 students in grades PreK–K, 
Elmer Elementary School<ref>[https://elmer.pittsgrove.net/ Elmer Elementary School], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> with 197 students in grades 1–2, 
Olivet Elementary School<ref>[https://olivet.pittsgrove.net/ Olivet Elementary School], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> with 351 students in grades 3–5, 
Pittsgrove Township Middle School<ref>[https://ptms.pittsgrove.net/ Pittsgrove Township Middle School], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> with 483 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[A.P. Schalick High School]]<ref>[https://schalick.pittsgrove.net/ A.P. Schalick High School], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> with 478 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.pittsgrove.net/schools Schools], Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Pittsgrove Township School District is comprised of five schools and is located in Salem County in Southern New Jersey. Our student body consists of approximately 2000 students in grades Pre-K through 12."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/2020-2021/district/detail/33/4150/narrative?lang=EN Pittsgrove Township School District 2021-22 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Pittsgrove Township educational community is comprised of five schools: Norma Elementary School, Elmer Elementary School, Olivet Elementary School, Pittsgrove Township Middle School, and A.P. Schalick High School."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/33/4150 School Performance Reports for the Pittsgrove Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4150 New Jersey School Directory for the Pittsgrove Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>