Pequannock Township School District

Pequannock Township School District
538 Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
District information
Grades K-12
Superintendent Dr. Maria Nuccetelli
Business administrator Barbara Decker
Schools 5
Students and staff
Enrollment 2,256 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 179.5 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.57:1
Other information
District Factor Group GH
Website http://www.pequannock.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-12
Average		 %± vs.
Average
1ATotal Spending$17,10924$18,891-9.4%
1Budgetary Cost14,5724714,783-1.4%
2Classroom Instruction8,895568,7631.5%
6Support Services2,173432,392-9.2%
8Administrative Cost1,550371,4854.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,434221,783-19.6%
13Extracurricular Activities4875526881.7%
16Median Teacher Salary62,3953064,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

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 2011-12 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 2,256 students and 179.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.57:1.[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]

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 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7]

Elementary schools (K-5)
Middle school (6-8)
High school (9-12)

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][14]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Pequannock Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed October 29, 2009.
  5. ↑ "NAMM Foundation Names the 'Best Communities for Music Education'", NAMM, April 30, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ School Data for the Pequannock Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Pequannock Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 District Leadership Team, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hillview Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ North Boulevard Elementary School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ Pequannock Valley Middle School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ Pequannock Township High School, Pequannock Township School District. Accessed October 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Morris County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 1, 2014.

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