Delaware Township School District

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Coordinates41°59′45″N 87°51′44″W / 41.99575°N 87.86216°W / 41.99575; -87.86216
GradesPreK-8
Schools1
Enrollment410 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Delaware Township School District
Address
501 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 08557
United States
Coordinates41°59′45″N 87°51′44″W / 41.99575°N 87.86216°W / 41.99575; -87.86216
District information
GradesPreK-8
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment410 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Faculty45.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.9:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.dtsk8.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$22,92461$18,89121.3%
1Budgetary Cost18,9576314,15933.9%
2Classroom Instruction11,699638,65935.1%
6Support Services3,120582,16744.0%
8Administrative Cost1,842531,54719.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,855511,61215.1%
13Extracurricular Activities32863104215.4%
16Median Teacher Salary65,6534461,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

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

As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 410 students and 45.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey.[6] Available slots are announced annually by grade.[7]

The district had been 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 ninth through twelfth grades attend Hunterdon Central High School, part of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, which serves students in central Hunterdon County from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township and Readington Township.[9][10][11] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,408 students and 226.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.[12]

Delaware Township School served 406 students in grades PreK-8 as of the 2023–24 school year.[13] The school is located on a 26-acre (11 ha) site adjacent to the community of Sergeantsville and 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Delaware River.

  • Scott Lipson, principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]

  • Scott Lipson, superintendent
  • Susan Joyce, business administrator

Board of education

References

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