Gloucester City Public Schools
As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 2,189 students and 173.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest 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.
Students from Brooklawn attend the district's high school for ninth through twelfth grades as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Brooklawn Public School District.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary school
- Cold Springs Elementary School with 850 students in grades PreK-3
- Karen Kessler, principal
- Middle school
- Gloucester City Middle School with 780 students in grades 4-8
- William O'Kane, principal
- High school
- Gloucester City High School with 515 students in grades 9-12
- Sean Gorman, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Sean Gorman, superintendent
- Sarah Bell, business administrator and board secretary
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 includes a tenth member appointed to represent Brooklawn.