Lumberton Township School District


The Lumberton Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. With an average addition of 80-100 students per year, Lumberton has been one of the most rapidly growing school districts in South Jersey. The first public school in Lumberton was established in 1918 with four classrooms.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,286 students and 101.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-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.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately comprising the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township. As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,052 students and 141.1 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The school is located in Mount Holly Township.

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the Lumberton Township School District was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Payday" Consumer, Family, and Life Skills program at Lumberton Middle School.
Lumberton Middle School was recognized as a New Jersey Star School.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
;Middle school
Core members of the district's administration are:
The district's board of education has 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 as part of the November general election.