As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 1,134 students and 118.8 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.[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.[4]
Reconfiguration
Due to a loss of state aid the Board of Education announced in April 2023 a reconfiguration plan for the school district. Beginning with the 2023–2024 school year the Pitman Schools will be organized so that Memorial School serves grades PreK-1, Pitman Elementary School (housed at the former Pitman Middle School) will cover grades 2-6 and Pitman Junior/Senior High School will house students in grades 7–12.:[5]
The students of W. C. K. Walls Elementary School and Elwood Kindle Elementary School voted on the new name for their school and selected Pitman Elementary School. This name must still be approved by the Board of Education.[6]
Core members of the district's administration are:[22][23]
Steven Crispin, interim superintendent
Carisa Rose, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education, composed of nine members,[contradictory] 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 either two or 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.[24][25][26]
^Pitman Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Pitman School District. Accessed January 30, 2023. "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 twelve in the Pitman School District. Composition The Pitman School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Pitman."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Pitman Borough School District,
New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2021. Accessed January 30, 2023. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised 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 twelve at its five schools."