The Palmyra Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves the residents of Palmyra, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with both districts. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,032 students and 90.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-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.

History

In 1948, during de jure educational segregation in the United States, the district had children of all races attend the same school, but then grouped all of the black children in the same class with a black teacher. In March 2024, Palmyra residents voted in favor of an $18.4 million bond referendum to fund school district facility upgrades and improvements. Later that month, the district learned of a $1.07 million reduction in state aid from the New Jersey Department of Education for the 2024-2025 school year. Following an appeal by the district, it was confirmed by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury that the district income used to calculate the previously quoted state aid was incorrect: "Our district income went from $217,109,243 in 2019 to $208,454,233 in 2020 (a 3.99% decrease),' Pease explained. 'It then went from $208,454,233 in 2020 to $317,940,995 in 2021 (a 52.52% increase)."

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are:

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised 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 (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. The board also includes one representative from Beverly and one from Riverton.