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Shamong Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Shamong Township.

Shamong Township’s School Grade B− better than 53% of New Jersey school districts

Students
640
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,918
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Shamong Township School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $561 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Shamong Township 6,659

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shamong Township. Grade by grade →

PK–4Indian Mills Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Indian Mills Memorial SchoolThis district
9–124 high schoolsLenape Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency44%
State average 35.5% · 480 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.6% · 480 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Lenape Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,918 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 35%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
691’20
690’21
690’22
663’23
640’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Indian Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Shamong
B
347 students10:1
Indian Mills Memorial School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Shamong
B
293 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lenape Regional School DistrictMedford Township, Tabernacle Township
$29,138per student
Hammonton Town School DistrictHammonton
$21,800per student
Medford Township School DistrictMedford Township
$25,426per student
Tabernacle Township School DistrictTabernacle Township
$25,990per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.