Deptford Township Schools

The Deptford Township Schools is a comprehensive community public school district, comprising eight school facilities, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising eight schools, had an enrollment of 3,942 students and 329.8 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. Available slots are announced annually by grade.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Early childhood

Central Early Childhood Center with 489 PreK students
*Shelli Jones, principal
Pine Acres Early Childhood Center with 240 kindergarten students
*Reminka Williams, principal

;Elementary schools

Good Intent School with 334 students in grades 1-5
*Jason Strouse, principal
Lake Tract School with 382 students in grades 1-5
*Danielle Lehman, principal
Oak Valley School with 354 students in grades 1-5
*Robert Rambo, principal
Shady Lane School with 361 students in grades 1-5
*John Merulla, principal

;Middle school

Monongahela Middle School with 704 students in grades 6-8
*John Schilling, principal

;High school

Deptford Township High School with 1,009 students in grades 9-12
*Johnathan Maxson, principal

;Special education

Deptford Transitional Learning Academy which helps students with developmental or cognitive disabilities ages 14 to 21 learn life and career skills.
*Michael Nicely, principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Kevin Kanauss, superintendent
Ron Latham, business administrator and board secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee the operation of the district by its administration. As a Type II school district, the members are directly elected by voters to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, so that three seats are up for election each year held as part of the November general election since 2012. 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.