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A Quick OverviewTop of Page
| Number of schools: 8 Total enrollment: 4,190 Certified Staff: 436 Support Staff: 388 Comparative Cost Per Pupil: $16,624 Current Expense Budget: $75,408,299 Local Tax Support: 83.5% State Aid Support: 8.3% Federal Aid Support: 1.7% District Initiative Support: 6.5% |
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District GovernanceTop of Page
Mount Laurel Township School District is a Public School District governed by a nine-member Board of Education. Members of the board set the goals and establish the policies
for the district. They adopt the annual budget, make
decisions on a wide range of educational concerns and serve as a communications
link between the schools and the community. Board members are not responsible for the day-to-day operation of the
schools. They rely upon the Superintendent of Schools for operational decisions and initiatives.
Within The CommunityTop of Page
To many, our schools constitute Mount Laurel's "town center". The activities hosted at our schools, very often sponsored by active parent groups, bring families together while children are at an early age and forge lifelong friendships. The district has a long history of support within the community for its exceptional academic program and student success rate. Seven Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs) work diligently to raise funds throughout the year to augment programs, and an educational foundation, the Mount Laurel Public Education Fund Inc., also assists the district financially. In an effort to educate "the whole child," Mount Laurel Schools
place great value on community commitment. Entire school populations participate
in many fund-raising campaigns for local and national causes each year.
Our LocationTop of Page
Mount Laurel Township is strategically located in one of the fastest
growing areas of the Greater Philadelphia Region. It is the fourth largest
municipality in Burlington County, New Jersey with convenient access
to major thoroughfares and public transportation to Philadelphia and
New York City. Mount Laurel was named by Hannah Gillingham, a teacher
in the Friends Meeting House School in the mid-1800's. She admired
the laurel growing in profusion on the Mount outside the school and suggested
the name Mount Laurel, which became official with the opening of the
first post office on January 13, 1849.