Vineland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vineland, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,266 students and 731.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the 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.

Awards and recognition
Cunningham Elementary School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Preschool
Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Preschool Center / IMPACT (215 students; in PreK)

Elementary schools
Dane Barse Elementary School (264; K–5)
Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School (474; K–5)
Marie Durand School (496; K–5)
Edward Johnstone School (183; 5–8)
Dr. William Mennies Elementary School (596; K–5)
Pauline J. Petway Elementary School (504; K–5)
Anthony Rossi Elementary School (637; K–5)
Gloria M. Sabater Elementary School (784; K–5)
Dr. John H. Winslow Elementary School (462; K–5)

 Middle schools
Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School (682; 6–8)
Veterans Memorial Middle School (818; 6–8)
Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School (783; 6–8)

High schools
Cunningham Academy for students with "personal or academic challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential" (NA; 7–12)
Vineland High School (2,589; 9–12)

Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Alfonso Llano, superintendent
Dawn Leary, 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.

References

External links
Vineland Public Schools
 
School Data for the Vineland Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Vineland, New Jersey
New Jersey Abbott Districts
New Jersey District Factor Group A
School districts in Cumberland County, New Jersey