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Frelinghuysen Township School District
Address
780 Route 94
Johnsonburg
, Warren County, New Jersey, 07846
United States
Coordinates 40°57′39″N 74°52′42″W / 40.960732°N 74.878342°W / 40.960732; -74.878342
District information
Grades PreK to 6
SuperintendentStephanie Bonaparte
Business administratorKarin Laraway (interim)
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment148 (as of 2018–19) [1]
Faculty10.7 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.9:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Website www.frelinghuysenschool.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-6
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,07641$18,8911.0%
1Budgetary Cost14,2893113,6494.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,021288,3667.8%
6Support Services1,43762,161−33.5%
8Administrative Cost1,985581,46735.3%
10Operations & Maintenance1,848451,55219.1%
16Median Teacher Salary62,7324757,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

Frelinghuysen Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] [4] [5] [6]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 148 students and 10.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.9:1. [1] In the 2016–17 school year, Frelinghuysen had the 28th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 150 students. [7]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-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. [8]

Students in seventh through twelfth grades for public school attend the North Warren Regional High School, a public secondary high school that also serves students from the townships of Blairstown (site of the school), Hardwick and Knowlton. [4] [9] [10] [11] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 799 students and 77.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. [12]

History

The township's students had been educated at Johnsonburg School from 1917 to 1956. The current school building opened in September 1956, after which the original Johnsonburg School was repurposed for use as the municipal offices for Frelinghuysen Township. [13]

Schools

Frelinghuysen Elementary School served 148 students in grades PreK-6 in the 2018–19 school year. [14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [15] [16]

  • Stephanie Bonaparte, superintendent
  • Karin Laraway, interim 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. [17] [18] [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Frelinghuysen Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Frelinghuysen Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Frelinghuysen Township School District. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Frelinghuysen Township School District. Composition: The Frelinghuysen Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Frelinghuysen Township."
  4. ^ a b 2023–2024 Public School Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ School Performance Reports for the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....28. Frelinghuysen Township (tie); Enrollment: 150; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Warren; Town population: 2,230"
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  9. ^ North Warren Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, North Warren Regional High School. Accessed March 31, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve in the North Warren Regional High School District. Composition: The North Warren Regional High School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Blairstown Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Knowlton Township and Hardwick Township."
  10. ^ North Warren Regional High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 22, 2020. "The North Warren Regional School District is home to approximately 950 students from the communities of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton."
  11. ^ Home Page, North Warren Regional School District. Accessed June 22, 2020. "North Warren Regional is a public secondary school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. The district covers 96.8 square miles bordering the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in scenic Warren County."
  12. ^ School data for North Warren Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ History of FTS, Frelinghuysen Township School District. Accessed June 22, 2020. "Frelinghuysen Elementary School opened in September 1956 serving students in grades K-8.... In our main lobby, there is a bell that hung on a church in Johnsonburg, which became Johnsonburg School from January 1917 to June 1956. This building is now Frelinghuysen Town Hall."
  14. ^ School Data for the Frelinghuysen Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  15. ^ Administration, Frelinghuysen Township School District. Accessed June 22, 2020.
  16. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Warren County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Frelinghuysen Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The Frelinghuysen Township School District is a Type II district located in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-6. Grades 7 through 12 students are sent to North Warren Regional School District in Blairstown, New Jersey, which comprises the four surrounding municipalities of Knowlton Township, Blairstown Township, Frelinghuysen Township and Hardwick Township."
  19. ^ Board of Education Members, Frelinghuysen Township School District. Accessed June 22, 2020.

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