Glassboro Public Schools


The Glassboro Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Glassboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,895 students and 155.7 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
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.

History

Glassboro High School was established in 1913 at the corner of High Street and Lake Street. With increased enrollment, a new facility located on Delsea Drive was constructed at a cost of $400,000 and dedicated in May 1930. In 1965, the school moved to a new building costing $2.275 million at 550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard, across from Rowan University, where it has been located since.
Students from Elk Township had attended Glassboro High School as part as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Elk Township School District until Delsea Regional High School opened for the 1960–61 school year.On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school graduation when he spoke at the Glassboro High School commencement ceremonies.
With student enrollment dropping by 13% over the previous five years, the district sold Glassboro Intermediate School, which had served grades seven and eight, to Rowan University in 2021. The sale netted the district $3.4 million and an annual reduction of $175,000 in maintenance costs. 7th and 8th-grade students who had previously been served at the school were shifted to Thomas E. Bowe Elementary School, which had previously served fourth to sixth grades.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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:
;Elementary schools
  • J. Harvey Rodgers School with 265 students in grades PreK and kindergarten
  • *Melanie Sweeney, principal
  • Dorothy L. Bullock School with 651 students in grades 1-5
  • *Kelly Marchese, principal
;Middle school
  • Thomas E. Bowe Elementary School with 432 students in grades 6-8
  • *Craig Stephenson, principal
;High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education, composed 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 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.