Somers Point School District

What Somers Point School District does

Somers Point School District is a public K-8 school district headquartered at 129 Jordan Road in Somers Point, New Jersey, serving approximately 635 preschool through eighth-grade students across two school buildings: Dawes Avenue School (Kindergarten through 3rd grade, constructed 1998) and Jordan Road School (4th through 8th grade, constructed 1966 with a 1991 addition). The district provides a comprehensive instructional program that includes full-day PreK and Kindergarten, a 1:1 device initiative (iPads for PreK-2 and Chromebooks for grades 3-8), interactive whiteboards in every classroom, Gifted & Talented services, Special Services for students with disabilities, Title I support, and athletics for grades 5-8 through the Atlantic Cape Jr. High League. Supporting infrastructure includes an IT department, a Child Study Team, counselors, nurses, a Bilingual Parent Advisory Council, and a Special Education Parent Advisory Council, alongside a teacher workforce where 99% met acceptable performance criteria in the most recent evaluation cycle.

The district's operating model is funded primarily through state and federal public education appropriations administered under an annual Board of Education-approved budget, with ancillary fee-based revenue from paid school meals (operated by Nutri-Serve Food Management via the SchoolCafe and School Payment Portal platforms) and from before- and after-school childcare and summer camps delivered in partnership with Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA. Social-emotional services are augmented by an in-school licensed social worker from Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County. The technology stack integrates Google Workspace for Education, Google Classroom, OnCourse Connect for the parent portal, I-Ready, Discovery Education, BrainPop, BrainPop Jr., Epic!, Sora, Clever, Sumdog, GoGuardian, WIDA Access 2.0, TCI Social Studies, Dude Solutions for facility scheduling, Jostens for yearbooks, and Lunch Time Software for free and reduced meal applications.

Governance is provided by an elected Board of Education; the Superintendent (Ted Pugliese, effective July 1, 2024) serves as chief executive. The district employs roughly 101 to 250 staff including 106 teachers, and does not have private ownership, a parent company, or any equity structure. Its addressable market is the resident children of Somers Point, with no commercial pipeline and no pricing power beyond ancillary fees. The active Education Foundation has invested approximately $250,000 over the past ten years in technology, mini-grants, and the annual Stokes Trip.

Name

Somers Point School District

Legal name

Somers Point School District

Website

https://sptsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Somers Point School District is a New Jersey public school district operating two schools serving approximately 635 PreK-8 students in Somers Point, funded primarily through state and federal public education appropriations, with ancillary revenue from paid meals and YMCA childcare partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Special education services
• Student support programs
• Educational technology integration
• School food services

Headquarters

HQ city

Somers Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Tax-funded public school district receiving state and federal education funding to provide free public education to students in preschool through 8th grade. District operates under annual budget approved by Board of Education.
2. Food Services: School meal programs managed by Nutri-Serve Food Management. District participates in free and reduced lunch program. Parents pay for meals through SchoolCafe platform.
3. Childcare Services: Before and after school child care provided through YMCA partnership. Summer camp programs available through YMCA. Fee-based service for families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Somers Point School District provides free public education for preschool through 8th grade across two school buildings (Dawes Avenue School serving K-3 and Jordan Road School serving 4-8) in Somers Point, New Jersey. Core instruction is delivered with a 1:1 device model (iPads for PreK-2, Chromebooks for grades 3-8), interactive whiteboards, and digital curriculum platforms, supplemented by Gifted & Talented, Special Education/Special Services, Title I support, food services, an After School Academy, and an athletics program for grades 5-8.

Product overview

The Somers Point School District is a public school district serving preschool through 8th grade students in Somers Point, New Jersey. The district operates two schools: Dawes Avenue School (Kindergarten through 3rd grade, constructed 1998) and Jordan Road School (4th through 8th grade, constructed 1966 with 1991 addition). The district provides a comprehensive educational program including core academics with 1:1 technology (iPads for PreK-2, Chromebooks for 3-8), Gifted & Talented services, Special Services for students with disabilities, Title I support, athletics (grades 5-8), food services (via Nutri-Serve), and an After School Academy. The district also houses Central Office, Business Office, and Child Study Team offices at Jordan Road School, with a Bilingual Parent Advisory Council supporting English Learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dawes Avenue School (K-3)
• Jordan Road School (4-8)
• Full-Day PreK and Kindergarten Program
• Gifted and Talented Program
• Special Services
• Food Services
• Athletics Program
• After School Academy
• Before/After School Child Care and Summer Camp
• Title I Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of teachers meeting district's criteria for acceptable performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nutri-Serve Food ManagementcoreOthersNutri-Serve Food Management manages school food service programs for the district, serving breakfast and lunch to students. They operate across 83 public and private school districts in Central and Southern New Jersey, providing customized feeding programs with expertise in food service, technology, and marketing.
• Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYMCA provides before and after school child care programs at district schools. Also offers summer camp programs. The partnership extends district services beyond regular school hours, providing supervised care and enrichment activities for working families.
• Jewish Family Service of Atlantic CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish Family Service provides a licensed social worker (Jessica Imperatore, LSW) to staff the JFS Support Center within the district. Services include counseling for grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, social skill building, and stress management. Support groups offered include anxiety support, COVID support, grief, and stress management.
• Atlantic Cape Jr. High LeaguecoreOthersDistrict is a member of the Atlantic Cape Jr. High League for athletic competition. Students in grades 5-8 eligible for various sports including cross country (fall), track & field (spring), soccer, field hockey, basketball, softball, and baseball.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Margate City School District: Small South Jersey shore community K-8 public school district operating with a similar two-school community-school model.
• Ventnor City School District: Atlantic Cape Jr. High League member alongside Somers Point, operating a similar small K-8 public school district in a South Jersey shore community.
• Egg Harbor Township School District: Neighboring public K-12 school district in Atlantic County, NJ, serving a similar South Jersey community with comparable PreK-8 educational programming and athletic league participation.
• Linwood Public Schools: Atlantic County public K-8 district of comparable size serving a small South Jersey community with similar programming breadth.
• Northfield Community School District: Small K-8 public school district in Atlantic County with similar enrollment scale and community-school operating model.
• Pleasantville Public School District: Adjacent Atlantic County public school district with similar PreK-8 enrollment scale and ELL/bilingual programming comparable to Somers Point's BPAC services.
• Absecon Public School District: Atlantic Cape Jr. High League member and small Atlantic County K-8 public district directly comparable in size, structure, and athletic offerings.

Regional players

• Upper Township School District: Atlantic Cape Jr. High League peer in neighboring Cape May County, operating a comparable small public school district with similar athletic and community-school programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spsstrong
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SPTSchools
• Facebookfacebook.com/SPTSchools
• Instagraminstagram.com/sptsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/somers-point-board-of-education

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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