Pequannock Township School District

Pequannock Township School District
Superintendent: Dr. William H. Trusheim
Business Administrator: Dominic Butler
Address: 538 Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Grade Range: K-12
School facilities: 5
Enrollment: 2,430 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 187.4
Student–teacher ratio: 13.0
District Factor Group: GH
Web site: http://www.pequannock.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
Average
 %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $12,729 38 $13,632 -6.6%
2 Classroom Instruction 7,880 51 8,035 -1.9%
6 Support Services 1,835 34 2,166 -15.3%
8 Administrative Cost 1,583 56 1,379 14.8%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,163 3 1,674 -30.5%
16 Median Teacher Salary 52,360 18 57,597
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70

The Pequannock Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pequannock Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,430 students and 187.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.[1]

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.[3]

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Awards and recognition

During the 2009-10 school year, Hillview School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[4]

NAMM named the district in its 2008 survey of the "Best Communities for Music Education", which included 110 school districts nationwide.[5]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[7][8]

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