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Merchantville School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 400 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Merchantville School District is a school district in New Jersey (Camden County). During the 2024 school year, 400 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Merchantville School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Erin Bloom-Slattery2028
Marc Carcanague20182028
Elliot Honigfeld20112028
Melanie Gaskins20212026
Kristina Kroot20212026
Mitch Larson20252025
Ruby DeLaRosa20232025
Anne Marchessault20232025
Amanda Aaron20202025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,078,000 $2,702 8%
Local: $6,238,000 $15,634 46%
State: $6,370,000 $15,965 46%
Total: $13,686,000 $34,301
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,181,000 $30,528
Total Current Expenditures: $8,268,000 $20,721
Instructional Expenditures: $5,707,000 $14,303 47%
Student and Staff Support: $1,040,000 $2,606 9%
Administration: $769,000 $1,927 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $752,000 $1,884 6%
Total Capital Outlay: $113,000 $283
Construction: $66,000 $165
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $197,000 $493
Interest on Debt: $33,000 $82


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 34 >=50 <=10 11-19 >=50 45-49
2020-2021 23 <50 <=20 11-19 <50 25-29
2018-2019 47 >=50 20-29 30-34 >=50 55-59
2017-2018 48 >=50 11-19 40-49 >=50 55-59
2016-2017 47 <50 20-29 40-49 <50 55-59
2015-2016 49 <50 30-39 30-39 >=50 60-64
2014-2015 42 <50 30-39 20-29 >=50 50-54
2013-2014 74 >=50 50-59 60-69 60-79 80-84
2012-2013 75 >=50 60-69 60-69 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 70 >=50 50-59 30-39 PS 85-89
2010-2011 70 PS 40-49 50-59 PS PS 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 42 <50 11-19 30-39 >=50 50-54
2020-2021 48 <50 <=20 40-49 >=50 55-59
2018-2019 52 >=50 20-29 40-44 <50 60-64
2017-2018 49 >=50 20-29 50-59 <50 55-59
2016-2017 51 <50 30-39 50-59 >=50 55-59
2015-2016 50 <50 40-49 40-49 >=50 55-59
2014-2015 49 >=50 30-39 30-39 <50 55-59
2013-2014 63 >=50 40-49 40-49 40-59 75-79
2012-2013 69 >=50 50-59 40-49 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 69 PS 50-59 30-39 PS 85-89
2010-2011 66 PS 40-49 40-49 PS PS 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 PS PS PS


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 400 5.0
2022-2023 380 -5.0
2021-2022 399 -3.5
2020-2021 413 -7.3
2019-2020 443 2.3
2018-2019 433 5.3
2017-2018 410 0.7
2016-2017 407 -10.1
2015-2016 448 0.7
2014-2015 445 15.1
2013-2014 378 1.1
2012-2013 374 2.4
2011-2012 365 -11.0
2010-2011 405 11.1
2009-2010 360 -1.9
2008-2009 367 3.3
2007-2008 355 -2.0
2006-2007 362 -8.0
2005-2006 391 5.1
2004-2005 371 0.8
2003-2004 368 4.6
2002-2003 351 0.0
2001-2002 351 3.4
2000-2001 339 -6.2
1999-2000 360 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Merchantville School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 10.3
Black 12.0 14.5
Hispanic 29.5 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.2
Two or More Races 6.3 3.1
White 47.8 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Merchantville School District had 35.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.27.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 28.50
Secondary: 1.00
Total: 35.50

Merchantville School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.50
Other Support Services: 4.50


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Merchantville School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Merchantville Elementary School396PK-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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