As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 273 students and 26.4 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[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.[6]
The New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development (NJASECD) recognized the Gibbsboro School as 2013 New Jersey School of Character (NJSOC), one of 11 schools in the state to earn the honor.[9] The school was recognized as a National School of Character Finalist in March 2014.
School
The Gibbsboro Public School served a total of 275 students in the 2018–19 school year.[10]
Frank Domin, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
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.[13][14][15]
^Gibbsboro Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Gibbsboro School District. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Gibbsboro School District. Composition: The Gibbsboro School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Gibbsboro."
^Eastern Regional High School 2016 Report Card Narrative,
New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 18, 2017. "Our district is a limited purpose 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."
^Linehan, Robert.
"Gibbsboro school named a State School of Character.", TheNJWire.com, September 16, 2013. Accessed December 7, 2014. "The students and parents of the Gibbsboro Elementary School had a special visitor on the first day of school last week, as Senator Jim Beach bestowed a resolution to principal Brett Thorp recognizing the Gibbsboro School as State School of Character.... Gibbsboro School is just one of 11 state schools of character in New Jersey."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Gibbsboro School District,
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 12, 2024. "The The Gibbsboro School District (hereafter referred to as the “School District”) is a Type II School District located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II School District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is composed of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through eighth."
^Board Members, Gibbsboro School District. Accessed February 5, 2020.