Lebanon Township Schools

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Coordinates40°42′57″N 74°53′10″W / 40.715855°N 74.886054°W / 40.715855; -74.886054
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentJason Kornegay
Business administratorAbigail Postma
Lebanon Township Schools
Address
70 Bunnvale Road
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 07830
United States
Coordinates40°42′57″N 74°53′10″W / 40.715855°N 74.886054°W / 40.715855; -74.886054
District information
GradesPre-K to 8
SuperintendentJason Kornegay
Business administratorAbigail Postma
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment624 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty64.6 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.lebtwpk8.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-8
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$18,59035$18,891−1.6%
1Budgetary Cost16,0644814,15913.5%
2Classroom Instruction10,140548,65917.1%
6Support Services2,477432,16714.3%
8Administrative Cost1,848551,54719.5%
10Operations & Maintenance1,465241,612−9.1%
13Extracurricular Activities1333410427.9%
16Median Teacher Salary58,7962861,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Lebanon Township Schools is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lebanon Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising two schools, had an enrollment of 624 students and 64.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-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]

Starting in the 2018–19 school year, middle school students in grades 6 through 8 from the Hampton School District will attend Woodglen School on a tuition basis as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Voorhees High School, which also serves students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge and Tewksbury Township.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 982 students and 83.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[7] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township who attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale.[8][9][10]

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[11]) are:[5][12][13]

Elementary school
  • Valley View School[14] with 310 students in grades PreK-4
    • Patricia A. Bell, principal
Middle school
  • Woodglen School[15] with 320 students in grades 5-8
    • Michael B. Rubright, principal

Both schools are located in Lebanon Township, but have a Califon mailing address.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[16][17]

  • Jason R. Kornegay, superintendent[18]
  • Abigail Postma, business administrator[19]

Board of education

References

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