As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 609 students and 55.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-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.[3]
The Huster Building, formerly used as a kindergarten and now used for administration, is named for Robert R. Huster, a Berlin Township resident who was killed in action on April 8, 1967, during the Vietnam War.[8]
Core members of the district's administration are:[13][15]
Edythe Austermuhl, superintendent
Megan Stoddart, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education is composed of nine members who set policy and oversee 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.[16][17][18]
^Pine Hill Public Schools Choice District Profile 2020-21, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 12, 2024. "Pine Hill School District is composed of four schools which include Albert Bean Elementary School, John Glenn Elementary School, Pine Hill Middle School, and Overbrook High School. Students from both Clementon and Berlin Township School Districts join those residing in Pine Hill to attend Overbrook High School."
^Camden County Vietnam KIA Index, American Legion Post 372. Accessed November 17, 2016. "Robert R. Huster was born on May 27, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Huster. His home of record is West Berlin, NJ."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Berlin Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year.... Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, on a tuition basis, the Pine Hill School District."
^Board Members, Berlin Township Public Schools. Accessed March 21, 2022.