The Haddon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2024–25 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 2,100 students and 160.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Localisation
History
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. A lobbying effort by students at Strawbridge Elementary school led John A. Rocco and Thomas J. Shusted to introduce a bill to name the hadrosaurus foulkii as the official state dinosaur; the legislation was signed into law by Governor James Florio with students from the school in attendance at the signing ceremony.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2024–25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Elementary schools Thomas A. Edison Elementary School with 159 students in grades PreK–5 Caroline Lunsford, principal Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School with 123 students in grades K–5 Lori Massey, principal Stoy Elementary School with 174 students in grades PreK–5 Lori Massey, principal Strawbridge Elementary School with 244 students in grades K–5 Caroline Lunsford, principal Van Sciver Elementary School with 345 students in grades PreK–5 Don Pullano, principal Middle school William G. Rohrer Middle School with 414 students in grades 6–8 Andrew Swiecicki, principal High school Haddon Township High School with 609 students in grades 9–12 Kevin Greway, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Robert J. Fisicaro, superintendent Jennifer Gauld, business administrator / board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees 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.