Bethlehem Township School District

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Bethlehem Township School District
Address
940 Iron Bridge Road
Asbury, NJ 08802
United States
Coordinates40°40′59″N 74°59′37″W / 40.683067°N 74.993562°W / 40.683067; -74.993562Coordinates: 40°40′59″N 74°59′37″W / 40.683067°N 74.993562°W / 40.683067; -74.993562
District information
GradesK-8
SuperintendentDr. Gregory Farley
Business administratorBeverly Vlietstra (interim)
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment374 (as of 2017-18)[1]
Faculty44.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.4:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
WebsiteDistrict website
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,49553$18,89113.8%
1Budgetary Cost16,8675414,15919.1%
2Classroom Instruction10,005538,65915.5%
6Support Services2,512452,16715.9%
8Administrative Cost1,823461,54717.8%
10Operations & Maintenance2,319601,61243.9%
13Extracurricular Activities20952104101.0%
16Median Teacher Salary57,3912161,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Bethlehem Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 374 students and 44.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[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.[4]

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, which also serves students from Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township.[5] As of the 2017-18 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,655 students and 128.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1.[6] The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School.[7][8][9]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[10]) are:[11]

Elementary school
  • Thomas B. Conley Elementary School[12] with 226 students in grades K-5
    • Jane Smith, Principal[13]
Middle school
  • Ethel Hoppock Middle School[14] with 147 students in grades 6-8
    • Dr. Gregory Farley, Principal [13]

Extracurricular activities[]

  • Band
  • Chorus
  • Peer2Peer
  • Student Council
  • Debate Club
  • Reading Olympics
  • Battle of the Books

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[13][15]

  • Dr. Gregory Farley, Chief School Administrator
  • Beverly Vlietstra, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has seven members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[16][17][18]

  • Ethel Hoppock Middle School diploma cover

  • Thomas B. Conley Elementary School

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Bethlehem Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Bethlehem Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eighth in the Bethlehem Township School District. Composition The Bethlehem Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bethlehem Township."
  4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Information Regarding Choice of District School, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Accessed January 1, 2015. "In the past, parents and students of the North Hunterdon High School sending districts were able to select either North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School as their school of choice.... As our student population continued to grow and our two high schools reached, and exceeded, 90% capacity, the option of choosing Voorhees was eliminated in the 2005-2006 school year for the North Hunterdon sending districts (Bethlehem Township, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township – Clinton Town students still have choice as they are classmates at Clinton Public School with Glen Gardner students, who attend Voorhees)."
  6. ^ School data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Voorhees High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey and was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. With an enrollment of 1,095 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
  8. ^ Public School Directory 2019-2020, p. 55. Hunterdon County Department of Education. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  9. ^ About the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, updated November 16, 2015. Accessed June 3, 2016. "North Hunterdon High School educates students from: Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough, Union Township; Voorhees High School educates students from: Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township"
  10. ^ School Data for the Bethlehem Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  11. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Bethlehem Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Thomas B. Conley Elementary School, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c Administrative Personnel, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  14. ^ Ethel Hoppock Middle School, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.
  15. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Hunterdon County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  16. ^ New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Bethlehem Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2020. "The Township of Bethlehem School District is a Type II district located in the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of seven members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8. High school students (grades 9-12) are enrolled in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District."
  18. ^ Board Members, Bethlehem Township School District. Accessed February 6, 2020.

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