page_title: Burlington, New Jersey
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Burlington, New Jersey / Education
caption_attribution_description: The William R. Allen School in Burlington, New Jersey. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 90001450
context_page_description: Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 9,920, reflecting an increase of 184 from the 9,736 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 99 from the 9,835 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Burlington was first incorporated on October 24, 1693, and was reincorporated by Royal charter on May 7, 1733. After American independence, the city was incorporated by the State of New Jersey on December 21, 1784. On March 14, 1851, the city was reincorporated and enlarged with portions of the surrounding township.
  Burlington was originally the county seat of Burlington County. In 1796, in response to the growth of population to the east away from the Delaware River, the county seat was moved to Mount Holly Township, a more central location.
context_section_description: The City of Burlington Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, 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 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,659 students and 166.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. The schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are 
  Captain James Lawrence Elementary School with 256 students in grades PreK-2, 
  Samuel Smith Elementary School with 295 students in grades PreK-2, 
  Wilbur Watts Intermediate School with 411 students in grades 3-6 and 
  Burlington City High School with 643 students in grades 7-12. In 2018, the district closed Elias Boudinot Elementary School, which had served grades K-2, citing declining enrollment, the opportunities to reduce costs and the potential to raise funds by selling the site. The district's high school serves as a receiving school for students in grade nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.
  Students from Burlington City, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.
  Doane Academy, a co-educational, Episcopal college-preparatory school, was founded as St. Mary's Hall, a boarding school for girls, by George Washington Doane in 1837. The name was shortened from St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy in March 2008. All Saints Catholic Grade School (Pre-K though 8th grade) closed in June 2006 with several other Catholic schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton due to low enrollment, after 75 years of operation, based on recommendations issued in 2005 to help improve diocese finances.
caption: The historic William R. Allen School was originally built for the education of black children.
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