| Lopatcong Township School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Vicki Pede | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Teresa Barna | ||||
| Address: | 321 Stonehenge Drive Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 |
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| Grade Range: | K-8 | ||||
| School facilities: | 2 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 872 (as of 2008-09)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 77.0 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 11.3 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | DE | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.lopatcongschool.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-8 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $11,931 | 36 | $12,420 | -3.9% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,446 | 41 | 7,588 | -1.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,551 | 29 | 1,771 | -12.4% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,333 | 29 | 1,411 | -5.5% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,560 | 61 | 1,462 | 6.7% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 42 | 7 | 97 | -56.7% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 55,780 | 49 | 54,453 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-8 districts with 751+ students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=88 |
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The Lopatcong Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Lopatcong Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Students in grade 9 - 12 generally attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from five sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township.[3]
As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 872 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth 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.[4]
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Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:
Before the Middle School opened in 2003, students would attend the Elementary School through eighth grade.
Core members of the district's administration include:
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