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Upper Township School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,378 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Upper Township School District is a school district in New Jersey (Cape May County). During the 2024 school year, 1,378 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Upper Township 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
Michele Barbieri
Kristie Brown-Chisholm
Donald Polo20242027
Andrew Shawl20242027
Tom Tyrrell20242027
Kelly Ann Emberger20232026
Rebecca Holden20232026
Christine Lentz2025

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Upper Township School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 1Antwan McClellanRepublican Party 100% 5%
New Jersey General Assembly District 1Erik SimonsenRepublican Party 100% 5%

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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: $2,278,000 $1,623 5%
Local: $28,005,000 $19,947 65%
State: $13,094,000 $9,326 30%
Total: $43,377,000 $30,895
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $43,106,000 $30,702
Total Current Expenditures: $30,443,000 $21,683
Instructional Expenditures: $18,162,000 $12,935 42%
Student and Staff Support: $4,177,000 $2,975 10%
Administration: $2,851,000 $2,030 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,253,000 $3,741 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,960,000 $2,108
Construction: $2,143,000 $1,526
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 (%)
2020-2021 33 PS PS 20-29 21-39 34
2018-2019 66 PS >=50 40-49 PS 40-49 67
2017-2018 60 >=50 PS 40-49 PS 40-59 61
2016-2017 62 PS PS 60-69 PS 40-59 63
2015-2016 61 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-69 61
2014-2015 57 PS PS 40-49 PS 50-59 58
2013-2014 83 PS PS 70-79 PS 60-79 84
2012-2013 83 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=80 83
2011-2012 84 PS PS 80-89 PS >=80 84
2010-2011 83 PS PS 70-79 PS 60-79 83

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 (%)
2020-2021 62 PS PS 50-59 40-59 63
2018-2019 78 PS PS 60-69 PS 60-69 79
2017-2018 70 >=50 PS 60-69 PS 60-79 71
2016-2017 71 PS PS 70-79 PS 60-79 71
2015-2016 65 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-69 65
2014-2015 63 PS PS 40-49 PS 50-59 65
2013-2014 79 PS PS 70-79 PS 60-79 80
2012-2013 78 >=50 >=50 80-89 60-79 78
2011-2012 75 PS PS 60-69 PS 60-79 76
2010-2011 74 PS PS 50-59 PS 40-59 75

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

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 1,378 -2.2
2022-2023 1,408 0.3
2021-2022 1,404 3.5
2020-2021 1,355 -6.9
2019-2020 1,448 0.0
2018-2019 1,448 1.9
2017-2018 1,421 0.6
2016-2017 1,412 -41.5
2015-2016 1,998 -3.7
2014-2015 2,071 33.7
2013-2014 1,374 -2.5
2012-2013 1,408 0.2
2011-2012 1,405 -54.9
2010-2011 2,176 32.4
2009-2010 1,471 -4.0
2008-2009 1,530 -2.5
2007-2008 1,568 -0.8
2006-2007 1,580 -4.1
2005-2006 1,644 -3.3
2004-2005 1,699 -4.0
2003-2004 1,767 -1.5
2002-2003 1,793 -1.0
2001-2002 1,811 -0.2
2000-2001 1,815 -1.7
1999-2000 1,846 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Upper Township School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 10.3
Black 0.9 14.5
Hispanic 4.8 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 2.8 3.1
White 90.9 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, Upper Township School District had 117.87 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 71.00
Secondary: 17.00
Total: 117.87

Upper Township School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.23
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 14.00
Other Support Services: 58.06

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 Upper Township School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Upper Township Elementary School4483-5
Upper Township Middle School4426-8
Upper Township Primary School479PK-2


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See also

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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