To address the budgetary concerns, then-Board of Education member Pete Castellano proposed the idea of starting a new non-profit organization to help address the district's budget shortfalls. As a result, Egg Harbor Township School District was faced with the financial burden of expanding school facilities to support the enrollment surge, with no additional funding from the State. The staggering population explosion was due largely in part to the Township’s designation as a “regional growth” area mandated by the state to protect and preserve areas of the Pinelands.

Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official school level data for 2021-2022.Between 20, the local school district saw a dramatic 42% increase in student numbers.

The directory information on school name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of school level data for 2022-2023.

indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.

For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for schools that opened in the 2022-2023 school year will not be available until the full 2022-2023 file is released.

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* denotes a column with data from 2021-2022.

Please see this blog post for more information regarding free or reduced-price lunch and direct certification eligibility counts in CCD.

The unduplicated number of students who are eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) through direct certification (e.g., children that are in households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) or other assistance).

The unduplicated number of students who are eligible to participate in the Free Lunch and Reduced-Price Lunch Programs under the National School Lunch Act of 1946.

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