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Eastern Camden County Regional HS District
Address
1401 Laurel Oak Road
Voorhees Township
, Camden County, New Jersey, 08043
United States
Coordinates39°50′47″N 74°59′12″W / 39.846284°N 74.98674°W / 39.846284; -74.98674
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentRobert S. Cloutier
Business administratorKenneth Verrill
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment1,965 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty142.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.8:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.eccrsd.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,6906$18,891−6.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,7471715,592−5.4%
2Classroom Instruction7,868108,807−10.7%
6Support Services2,329232,2941.5%
8Administrative Cost1,603201,5920.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,140321,9549.5%
13Extracurricular Activities72114873−17.4%
16Median Teacher Salary73,8513571,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Eastern Camden County Regional High School District is a limited-purpose, regional public school district for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township, three communities in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4][5][6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 1,965 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[7]

The school district has a certified network of 500-plus Apple Macintosh computer workstations. Eastern has a professional staff of more than 200. As a comprehensive secondary school, Eastern is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education. The average academic class size is 24. Daily student attendance averages more than 92.5% and the annual dropout rate is less than 2%.[8]

History

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The origin of the district dates to 1964, when voters in all three sending communities approved a referendum to fund the construction of a high school.[9]

The original school building with 18 classrooms was constructed on a site covering 50 acres (20 ha) at a cost of $1.7 million (equivalent to $27.2 million in 2023). Prior to opening, students from Berlin Borough attended Edgewood Regional High School, while those from Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township were sent to either Collingswood High School or Haddonfield Memorial High School.[10]

The school opened in 1965, with 35 professional staff and 525 students in grades 9-11 in a building designed to accommodate enrollment of 850.[11][12] The school was originally divided into schools on the same site: Eastern Intermediate High School (grades 9-10), completed in 1992, and Eastern Senior High School (grades 11-12). There were over 1,000 students enrolled at Eastern Senior High School. Eastern Intermediate High School had approximately 1,150 enrolled students. In September 2012, the schools merged into one unit with the retirement of James Talarico in June 2012 and was renamed "Eastern Regional High School" with Robert Tull serving as the principal of the merged school. The oldest parts of the school, which were constructed in 1965, 1970, and 1975 are now the "11-12 Building", and the 1992 addition is referred to as the "9-10 Building".

Schools

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  • Eastern Regional High School is the district's lone school, serving grades 9-12. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,998 students.[13]
    • Robert Tull, principal[14]

Administration

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Core members of the district's administration are:[15][16]

  • Robert S. Cloutier, superintendent[17]
  • Kenneth Verrill, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

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The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[18][19] Representation on the board of education is determined by the population of each of the three sending districts, with six seats allocated to Voorhees Township, two to Berlin Borough and one to Gibbsboro.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d District information for Eastern Camden County Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Eastern Camden County Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Composition: The Eastern Camden County Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Berlin Borough, Borough of Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
  4. ^ Eastern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Our school is a public regional high school serving students in grades 9 through 12. The student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Eastern Camden County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Eastern Camden County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Overview, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed November 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Staff. "Eastern Regional High School touts 50 years of 'Excellence in Education' with May 6 celebration", The Voorhees Sun, May 8, 2015. Accessed April 11, 2021. "The students of Voorhees, Gibbsboro and Berlin townships traveled to Overbrook, Edgewood, Haddonfield or Collingswood to go to high school, and the students and their parents were not pleased. Then things started to change. In 1963, the county appointed a special school board to look at the issue. In 1964, high school plans were developed, a bond referendum was approved by all three communities, ground was broken, and in September 1965, Eastern Regional High School opened its doors."
  10. ^ "$1.3 Million in Pacts Given For Voorhees Twp. School", Courier-Post, July 29, 1964. Accessed March 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The one-story, 18-classroom, all-brick school will be built on a 50-acre tract located off Rt. 561 near Laurel Oak Country Club.... Overall cost of the new school, including land and equipment, has been fixed at $1.7 million. Cost of the school will be paid through a $1.1 million bond issue approved by the voters Oct. 15, 1963. The regional district includes Gibbsboro, Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township. At present, high school pupils from Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township attend classes at Haddonfield and Collingswood High Schools while Berlin pupils attend Edgewood High School."
  11. ^ History Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Voorhees Township. Accessed July 7, 2011. "Before Eastern Regional High School opened in 1965, Voorhees students attended other high schools including Camden, Haddonfield, Lower Camden County and Collingswood."
  12. ^ "New Regional School To Open on Schedule In Voorhees Sept. 8", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 22, 1965. Accessed April 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The new Eastern Camden County Regional High School in Voorhees township will open its doors on schedule to 525 students on Sept. 8.... The district embraces five elementary schools in the boroughs of Berlin and Gibbsboro, plus Voorhees township. Grades 9, 10 and 11 will attend this fall, and the 12th grade will be added next year. The building was constructed for 850 students, but a major addition is envisioned within a few years as enrollment expands.... The school will ease the student load in Haddonfield, Collingswood and Lower Camden County Regional High School."
  13. ^ School data for Eastern Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
  14. ^ School Administration, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  15. ^ District Administration, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  16. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Superintendent's Message, Eastern Camden County Regional School District. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  18. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  19. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Eastern Camden County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, 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 nine through 12 from the Boroughs of Berlin and Gibbsboro and the Township of Voorhees at its one school."
  20. ^ Board of Education, Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. Accessed January 4, 2023. "Members are elected for three-year terms of service to the community and the school. Representation on the board is determined proportionately based on the populations of the three sending districts, Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
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